PMC3891421_01
Case 1. Bronchoscopy reveals the broncholith occluding the right lower basal bronchial opening before the bronchoscopic removal (left lower) and after extraction (right lower). Plain chest X-ray (left upper) and Chest CT (right upper) show both the hilar calcifications and calcific lesion beside the right lower bronchus without invasion to the adjacent vessels.
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We removed the broncholith using a tripod forcep and the inflammation subsided afterwards (Figure 1).
PMC3891421_02
Case 2. Bronchoscopy reveals the almost totally occlusive stony foreign body on right lower basal opening (left lower) and after (right lower) bronchoscopic extraction. The broncholith seems to be an intrapulmonary calcific lymph node, and massive right lower lobe consolidations are seen on plain chest X-ray (left lower) and chest CT (right upper).
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We removed the broncholith using a balloon catheter and tripod forcep after antifungal treatment (Figure 2).