Journal of Chest Surgery

The Korean Society for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery (대한심장혈관흉부외과학회)
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A Bronchial Lipoma: Occurrence at an Unusual Site and Its Successful Bronchoscopic Resection with an Electrosurgical Snare

  • Jadhav, Sanjeev (Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Apollo Hospitals) ;
  • Sanagar, Sachin (Department of Cardiovascular and Thoracic Surgery, Apollo Hospitals) ;
  • Shaha, Jeenam (Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Apollo Hospitals) ;
  • Kutty, Jayalakshmi (Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Apollo Hospitals) ;
  • Jadhav, Mona (Department of Anesthesia, Symbiosis Institute of Health Sciences)
  • Received : 2020.01.07
  • Accepted : 2020.04.22
  • Published : 2020.12.05
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Abstract

Primary tracheobronchial lipoma is an extremely rare entity, the diagnosis of which is often missed initially. Cases are generally diagnosed late after initial treatment for asthma and bronchitis. We report a case of a 42-year-old man with a left main bronchus lipoma that caused near-total obstruction. The lipoma was treated by bronchoscopic resection with an electrosurgical snare and cryoablation.

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