Successful Removal of Endobronchial Lipoma by Flexible Bronchoscopy Using Electrosurgical Snare

Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases

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Seong Cheol Yun¹  Moon Jun Na¹  Eugene Choi¹  Sun Jung Kwon¹  Seong Ju Lee¹  Sun Hee Oh¹  Eun Jung Cha²  Ji Woong Son¹ 

[1] Department of Internal Medicine, Konyang University Hospital, Konyang University College of Medicine;Department of Pathology, Konyang University Hospital, Konyang University College of Medicine

关键词: Bronchoscopy;    Electrocoagulation;    Lipoma;   

DOI  :  10.4046/trd.2013.74.2.82

学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: The Korean Academy of Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases

【 摘 要 】

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.

【 授权许可】

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