OBJECTIVES This is a case report on tracheobronchial amyloidosis. This disease may provide a diagnostic challenge for otolaryngologists due to its rarity and relative lack of literature. Our case highlights presentation and workup of this disease. METHODS The index patient's workup included clinical exam, CT of the neck and chest, direct laryngoscopy, bronchoscopy and biopsy. Additional repor...

Industrial exposure to gases and fumes may produce a wide variety of respiratory damage including tracheobronchial inflammation and parenchymal damage.' Tracheobronchial inflammation is reported, particularly after exposure to chlorine, ammonia, and sulphur dioxide. Interstitial pneumonitis has been associated with the inhalation of oxides of nitrogen,2 cadmium,3 manganese,4 mercury,5 and resin...

background: foreign body aspiration (fba) of tracheobronchial trees is accidental evidence in children. it occurs the most common in less than 3-year age old. diagnosis of inhaled fb is a dilemma in the pediatric, particularly in delayed or missed conditions. the aim of the study assessed the clinical features and rigid bronchoscopic finding of aspirated fb in tracheobronchial trees of children...

Background, methods and results We report herein the cases of two patients with bronchial carcinomas in the left main bronchus who were successfully treated by left sleeve pneumonectomy performed through a sternotomy incision for the first time in Bulgaria. Adequate oxygenation during tracheobronchial anastomoses was achieved by cardiopulmonary bypass in both patients. Tracheobronchial anastomo...

Persistent hydropneumothorax was diagnosed in a 62-year-old female with a history of blunt trauma, although she was treated with chest tube and closed underwater seal drainage. Computed tomography and fiberoptic bronchoscopy findings were consistent with "fallen lung" syndrome. Fiberoptic bronchoscopy also found a cavitary lesion at the right tracheobronchial angle. Forceps biopsy of the cavita...

J Cardiovasc Thorac Res / 5 Original Article Acute Nonpenetrating Tracheobronchial Injuries: What Is Important in the Mortality? Mohsen Sokouti MD, Vahid Montazeri MD 1. Dept. of Thoracic Surgery, Emam Reza Hospital, Tabriz University of Medical Sciences, Tabriz. Iran. (Received 30 Agu 2009; Accepted 6 Oct 2009) Background: Nonpenetrating tracheobronchial disruption are rare and potentially lif...