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ArticleCureus2023

Combined Endoscopic Laser and Cryotherapy Management of Pediatric Central Airway Obstruction Secondary to a Histoplasmosis-Related Broncholith.

Abigail E Moore, Malak J Gazzaz, Rolando Sanchez, Sohit P Kanotra

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Article in Cureus, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors at 2 institutions in 2 countries.

Abigail E MooreOtolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, USA.
Malak J GazzazOtolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Umm AlQura University, Makkah, SAU.
Rolando SanchezPulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, USA.
Sohit P KanotraOtolaryngology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, USA.
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics · USUmm al-Qura University · SA

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Broncholithiasis due to pulmonary histoplasmosis causing central airway obstruction and broncho-mediastinal fistula is a rare complication in the pediatric population. A 16-year-old previously healthy female was referred to a university hospital for worsening cough and shortness of breath for over a two-year period. Radiologic investigation revealed a calcified subcarinal lymph node eroding into the left mainstem bronchus causing central airway obstruction and collapse of the left lower lobe. Direct laryngoscopy and bronchoscopy showed a large obstructive lesion in the left mainstem bronchus. Debulking of the endobronchial lesion was performed with neodymium-doped yttrium aluminum garnet (Nd:YAG) laser and cryotherapy. Pathology examination was consistent with broncholith. Great clinical and radiological response to the procedure was evident with complete re-expansion of the left lung and resolution of symptoms.

Indexed as

airway disordersbroncholithiasishistioplasmosislaser treatmentpediatric endoscopy

Identifiers

PMID37859920
PMCPMC10584378
OpenAlexW4386823557

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