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Dinesh Mehta ¹, Sachin Bansal ², Sameer Singhal ², Nitin Tangri ², Sulbha Singla ², Sanchit Wadhwa ², Chavi Mehta ³

Affiliations
1 Department of Pulmonary Medicine, MMIMSR, Mullana, 406, Model Colony, Yamunanaga, Ambala, Haryana-135001, IN
2 Department of Pulmonary Medicine, MMIMSR, Mullana, Ambala, Haryana, IN
3 MLGH Civil Hospital, Yamunanagar, Haryana, IN

Abstract

Persistent bronchopleural fistula (BPF) is a challenging management problem. Bronchoscopic closure of BPF with instillation of absolute ethanol is a minimallv invasive technique for managing BPF. We present a case that was successfully treated with this method. In India this is the'first report if the bronchoscopic closure of BPF by injecting absolute ethanol, and we would recommend this treatment as very economical, effective and safe first-line therapy for patients with a BPF with an orifice that is < 5 mm in diameter.

This case was successfully treated by injecting absolute ethanol directly into the submucosal layer of the fistula and with no complication and a follow up of six months.

Keywords

Bronchopleural Fistula, Fibreoptic Bronchoscopy, Absolute Ethanol.

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Dinesh Mehta ¹, Sudhir Mehta ², Sachin Bansal ², Neeraj Bhushan ², Sulbha Singla ², Nitin Tangri ², Puneet Parhar ², Chavi Mehta ³

Affiliations
1 MM Institute of Medical Science and Research, Mullana, Ambala, 406, model colony, yamunanagar, Haryana-135001, IN
2 MM Institute of Medical Science and Research, Mullana, Ambala, IN
3 D.S. Mehta clinic and nursing home, Yamunanagar, IN

Abstract

Tuberculosis of larynx has greatly decreased as a result of improvement in public health care and development of effective antituberculosis chemotherapy. Tuberculosis of larynx has often been diagnosed by clinicians attempting to rule out carcinoma. This report describes a case with a proliferative growth in the epiglottis, clinical mimicking as malignancy of aerodigestive tract.

Keywords

Laryngeal Tuberculosis, Flexible Bronchoscopy, Carcinoma of Aerodigestive Tract.

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