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Tracheal stenosis is extremely rare during pregnancy and is frequently mistaken for and treated as asthma. We describe the management of anesthesia in a pregnant patient with severe subglottic stenosis requiring rigid bronchoscopy for dilation and laser treatment of the stenotic area.
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Humans , Female , Pregnancy Complications , Anesthesia, General , Laser Therapy , Bronchoscopy , Diagnosis, DifferentialABSTRACT
Hamartomas are benign lung tumors with an incidence of 0.025-0.32%. Endobronchial hamartoma is very rare. Only 1.4% of these tumors are endobronchial and the remaining are paranchymal. We report a 40-year-old man admitted for dyspnea and cough present for 8 years. He was a non-smoker and had been treated for asthma. Computed tomography of the lung showed a mass within the right main bronchus. Fiberoptic bronchoscopy showed translucent hyperaemic polypoid mass in the orifice of the right main bronchus. Microscopic examination of the specimen revealed chondroid hamartoma. Rigid bronchoscopy was performed for the patient and the lesion was removed by Nd: YAG laser. He recovered completely
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Humans , Male , Adult , Bronchial Neoplasms , Bronchoscopy , Laser TherapyABSTRACT
Pulmonary carcinoid tumor is a low-grade malignant neoplasm comprised of neuroendocrine cells. The aim of this study was to determine the clinical features; radiological and bronchoscopic findings, as well as treatment in patients. Material and Method: The hospital records of 21 patients with pulmonary carciniod tumor, who admitted to NRITLD between 1995 and 2001, were evaluated. 19 patients had typical and 2 had atypical carcinoid tumor. Male to female ratio was 1.1. The mean age