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• TITLE: About 2 Cases of Accidental Discovery of Broncholithiasis

  AUTHORS: Harmouchi Hicham, Rabiou Sani, Sidibe Kassim, Issoufou Ibrahim, Belliraj Layla, Ammor Fatimazahra, Lakranbi Marouane, Ouadnouni Yassine, Smahi Mohammed

  KEYWORDS: Broncholithiasis, Fistula, Lymphadenopathy, Tuberculosis

  JOURNAL NAME: Open Journal of Thoracic Surgery, Vol.8 No.2, June 27, 2018

  ABSTRACT: Broncholithiasis is the presence of calcified material in the bronchial lumen. Bronchial fibroscopy and thoracic CT are the main paraclinical elements for diagnosis. However, most broncholithiasis is fortuitous discovery intraoperatively. The evolution may be marked by complications in the underlying lung, or fistulization in the mediastinal structures especially the esophagus. Early on, management can be simple monitoring or endoscopic extraction of broncholithiasis. Surgery remains the only option in case of complications. The authors report 2 cases of broncholithiasis, one of which was diagnosed radiologically and the other of incidental discovery during the surgical exploration of a lesion of the right lower lobe.