Benign Endobronchial Lipoma: A Rare Cause of Recurrent Pulmonary Infection and Bronchiectasis – A Case Report
Year: 2025
Type: article
Study design: Case Report
Abstract: Endobronchial lipoma is an extremely rare benign lung tumor.Patients with these tumors are often misdiagnosed to have bronchial asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and a delay in diagnosis is associated with complications secondary to endobronchial obstruction.Contrast-enhanced computed tomography scans usually diagnose endobronchial lesions with fat density.Bronchoscopy plays a crucial role in the diagnosis and therapeutic management of these tumors, where they can be removed using an electrocautery snare and argon plasma coagulation, thus obviating the need for surgical intervention.
Institution: All India Institute of Medical Sciences Jodhpur
Language: English
Subfield: Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: bronze
OpenAlex ID: W7117543757