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Treatment of multiple-level tracheobronchial stenosis secondary to endobronchial tuberculosis using bronchoscopic balloon dilatation with topical mitomycin-C

Faisal M 1 , Harun H 2 , Hassan TM 3 , Ban AY 3 , Chotirmall SH 4 , Abdul Rahaman JA 2

Affiliations 

  • 1 Department of Medicine, Respiratory Unit, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Jalan Yaacob Latiff, Bandar Tun Razak, 56000, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. arabinose@hotmail.com
  • 2 Respiratory Unit, Serdang Hospital, Jalan Puchong, 43000, Kajang, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
  • 3 Department of Medicine, Respiratory Unit, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia Medical Centre, Jalan Yaacob Latiff, Bandar Tun Razak, 56000, Cheras, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
  • 4 Lee Kong Chian School of Medicine, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Singapore
BMC Pulm Med, 2016;16(1):53.
PMID: 27080697 DOI: 10.1186/s12890-016-0209-1

Abstract

Tracheobronchial stenosis is a known complication of endobronchial tuberculosis. Despite antituberculous and steroid therapy, the development of bronchial stenosis is usually irreversible and requires airway patency to be restored by either bronchoscopic or surgical interventions. We report the use of balloon dilatation and topical mitomycin-C to successful restore airway patency.

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