Bronchial atresia

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Keywords:

bronchial atresia, congenital anomaly, mucocele

Abstract

Introduction: Bronchial atresia is a rare disease, generally asymptomatic and incidental in chest images. The diagnostic approach of this entity can be done by radiography and bronchoscopy, some key aspects are identified in the differential diagnosis. According to the clinical manifestations and possible complications, the treatment can range from conservative to surgical with lobar or segmental resection.

Objective: To describe a case of bronchial atresia.

Case report: A case of bronchial atresia is reported in a 19-year-old patient whose definitive treatment was a right-lower-middle bilobectomy. 

Conclusions: Bronchial atresia is a rare entity that can occur asymptomatically and be detected incidentally by a radiological finding in adult patients. The diagnosis can be confirmed by bronchoscopy, and treatment is almost always surgical.

Keywords: bronchial atresia; congenital anomaly; mucocele.

 

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Author Biographies

Pedro Pablo Pino Alfonso, Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico Hermanos Ameijeiras

Departamento:Neumología. Jefe de servicio

Laura Hernández Moreno, Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico Hermanos Ameijeiras

Medico Especialista de primer grado Neumología del Hospital Hermanos Ameijeiras

Especialista de primer grado en Medicina General Integral

Ileidy Vega Rodríguez, Hospital Hermanos Ameijeiras

Medico Especialista de primer grado en Neumología

Medico Especialista de primer grado en Medicina General Integral

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Published

2020-10-20

How to Cite

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Pino Alfonso PP, Hernández Moreno L, Vega Rodríguez I. Bronchial atresia. Rev Cubana Med [Internet]. 2020 Oct. 20 [cited 2025 Feb. 6];60(2). Available from: https://revmedicina.sld.cu/index.php/med/article/view/1666

Issue

Vol. 60 No. 2 (2021): abril-junio

Section

Case Reports

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