Balloon Dilatation of a Case of Tuberculous Tracheobronchial Stenoses during the Course of Antituberculous Treatment

Shimaa Nour Moursi Ahmed; Potjanee Korrungruang; Hideo Saka; Gyo Asai; Yuko Ise; Chiyoe Kitagawa; Masahide Oki

doi:10.1155/2015/618394

Case Reports in Medicine (Jan 2015)

Balloon Dilatation of a Case of Tuberculous Tracheobronchial Stenoses during the Course of Antituberculous Treatment

Shimaa Nour Moursi Ahmed,
Potjanee Korrungruang,
Hideo Saka,
Gyo Asai,
Yuko Ise,
Chiyoe Kitagawa,
Masahide Oki

Affiliations

Shimaa Nour Moursi Ahmed: Department of Respiratory Medicine, National Hospital Organization Nagoya Medical Center, Nagoya, Aichi 460-0001, Japan
Potjanee Korrungruang: Pulmonary Unit, Department of Medicine, Rajavithi Hospital, Bangkok 10400, Thailand
Hideo Saka: Department of Respiratory Medicine, National Hospital Organization Nagoya Medical Center, Nagoya, Aichi 460-0001, Japan
Gyo Asai: Department of Respiratory Medicine, Aichi Cancer Center Aichi Hospital, Okazaki, Aichi 444-0011, Japan
Yuko Ise: Department of Respiratory Medicine, National Hospital Organization Nagoya Medical Center, Nagoya, Aichi 460-0001, Japan
Chiyoe Kitagawa: Department of Respiratory Medicine, National Hospital Organization Nagoya Medical Center, Nagoya, Aichi 460-0001, Japan
Masahide Oki: Department of Respiratory Medicine, National Hospital Organization Nagoya Medical Center, Nagoya, Aichi 460-0001, Japan

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2015/618394
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2015

Abstract

Read online

We report a case of posttuberculosis (TB) tracheobronchial stenoses presented with progressive exertional dyspnea during the course of anti-TB treatment. An 83-year-old Japanese man was admitted for progressive dyspnea; chest X-ray and CT showed stenosis of distal trachea and left main bronchus. Pulmonary function test revealed reduction of FEV1. Balloon dilatation without stent insertion was the choice for this patient for multiple reasons with marked improvement of symptoms.

Published in Case Reports in Medicine

ISSN: 1687-9627 (Print); 1687-9635 (Online)
Publisher: Wiley
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/1683

About the journal