title: Successful removal of endobronchial lipoma by flexible bronchoscopy using electrosurgical snare.
abstract: A 62-year-old man with a chronic cough presented with atelectasis of the left upper lobe on chest X-ray. Chest computed tomography showed an atelectasis in the left upper lobe with bronchial wall thickening, stenosis, dilatation, and mucoid impaction. We performed bronchoscopy and found a well-circumscribed mass on the left upper lobe bronchus. The mass was removed by flexible bronchoscopy using an electrosurgical snare and diagnosed with lipoma. An endobronchial lipoma is a rare benign tumor that can be treated by a surgical or endoscopic approach. We report the successful removal of endobronchial lipoma via flexible bronchoscopic electrosurgical snare.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Konyang University Hospital, Konyang University College of Medicine, Daejeon, Korea.
authors.forename: Seong Cheol
authors.initials: SC
authors.lastname: Yun
authors.forename: Moon Jun
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Na
authors.forename: Eugene
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Choi
authors.forename: Sun Jung
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Kwon
authors.forename: Seong Ju
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Sun Hee
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Oh
authors.forename: Eun Jung
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Cha
authors.forename: Ji Woong
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Son
keywords: Bronchoscopy; Electrocoagulation; Lipoma