Successful excision of an inflammatory endobronchial polyp using biopsy forceps with improvement in FEV1 in a patient with allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis: A case report
oleh: Fumihiro Kashizaki, Kenji Konishi, Chihiro Yamada, Shunsuke Okazaki, Hao Chen, Atsushi Miyasaka, Nanami Tsuchiya, Akitomo Kikuchi, Kentaro Yumoto, Yui Kojima, Hiroyuki Osawa, Harumi Koizumi, Kenichi Takahashi, Takeshi Kaneko
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| Diterbitkan: | Elsevier 2024-01-01 |
Deskripsi
Inflammatory endobronchial polyps (IEPs) are rare, benign bronchial tumors posing diagnostic and therapeutic challenges owing to limited data. A 55-year-old man, receiving treatment for allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis, presented with a one-week history of fever and purulent sputum. Diagnosed with pneumonia, he received antimicrobial treatment. However, because of persistent symptoms, an endobronchial tumor was suspected on computed tomography. IEP was confirmed through flexible bronchoscopy with forceps biopsy, and polyp removal improved symptoms, lung function, and imaging.