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Successful Removal of Endobronchial Lipoma by Flexible Bronchoscopy Using Electrosurgical Snare

  • Yun, Seong Cheol (Department of Internal Medicine, Konyang University Hospital, Konyang University College of Medicine) ;
  • Na, Moon Jun (Department of Internal Medicine, Konyang University Hospital, Konyang University College of Medicine) ;
  • Choi, Eugene (Department of Internal Medicine, Konyang University Hospital, Konyang University College of Medicine) ;
  • Kwon, Sun Jung (Department of Internal Medicine, Konyang University Hospital, Konyang University College of Medicine) ;
  • Lee, Seong Ju (Department of Internal Medicine, Konyang University Hospital, Konyang University College of Medicine) ;
  • Oh, Sun Hee (Department of Internal Medicine, Konyang University Hospital, Konyang University College of Medicine) ;
  • Cha, Eun Jung (Department of Pathology, Konyang University Hospital, Konyang University College of Medicine) ;
  • Son, Ji Woong (Department of Internal Medicine, Konyang University Hospital, Konyang University College of Medicine)
  • Received : 2012.06.23
  • Accepted : 2012.07.20
  • Published : 2013.02.28
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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.

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