Benign endobronchial lipoma causing repeated pneumonia.

Kawasaki, Yasutaka; Yamamoto, Kohei; Suda, Takuya; Saito, Daisuke; Matsumoto, Isao

Kawasaki, Yasutaka; Yamamoto, Kohei; Suda, Takuya; Saito, Daisuke; Matsumoto, Isao.

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Kawasaki Y; Department of Internal Medicine Wajima Municipal Hospital Wajima-shi Japan.
Yamamoto K; Department of Internal Medicine Wajima Municipal Hospital Wajima-shi Japan.
Suda T; Department of Internal Medicine Wajima Municipal Hospital Wajima-shi Japan.
Saito D; Department of Thoracic Surgery Kanazawa University Kanazawa-shi Japan.
Matsumoto I; Department of Thoracic Surgery Kanazawa University Kanazawa-shi Japan.

Respirol Case Rep ; 11(11): e01237, 2023 Nov.

Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-37854460

ABSTRACT

ABSTRACT

Endobronchial lipomas are rare; nonetheless, physicians should consider them as a differential diagnosis in patients with repeated pneumonia. Computed tomography and bronchoscopy are recommended for diagnosis. In this case, the patient's cough was ameliorated after undergoing a right basal segmentectomy.

Palabras clave

asthma; bronchial obstruction; endobronchial lipoma; repeated pneumonia

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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Idioma: En Revista: Respirol Case Rep Año: 2023 Tipo del documento: Article