Pulmonology

Background A 22-year-old female presented with cough and breathlessness for 3 months not subsiding with medications. Diagnosis and Treatment Video Bronchoscopy revealed endobronchial growth in the left main bronchus occluding the lower lobe segments....

Background A 47-year-old man came to the OPD with a trachea narrowed by more than 90%. Diagnosis & Treatment The condition stemmed from thyroid extending to the trachea. A self-expanding metallic stent was successfully placed in the patient’s airway to...

Background A 16-year-old boy presented at Yashoda Hospitals having accidentally aspirated a root canal instrument during a dental procedure.  Diagnosis & Treatment The metallic foreign body was 2.5 cm long. It was removed using rigid bronchoscopy...

Background An 18-month-old child accidentally aspirated a peanut into his lungs while eating.  Diagnosis & Treatment The impacted peanut was found in the distal left main bronchus. He underwent bronchoscopic removal of the foreign body through distal...

Background  A 13-year-old boy while eating betel nut accidentally aspirated one in his lungs. It was unnoticed for one year, and he continued to have pneumonia.  Diagnosis & Treatment Bronchoscopy showed impacted betel nut with surrounding granulation....