| Bronchial Bleeding Induced by Suction in a Patient with Bronchial Anthracofibrosis. |
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Jin Huh, Seong Sik Kang |
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Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, Kangwon National University Medical School, Chuncheon, Korea. |
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| Abstract |
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Bronchial anthracofibrosis has recently been defined as a luminal narrowing associated with anthracotic pigmentation on bronchoscopy without a relevant history of pneumoconiosis or smoking. However, bronchial anthracofibrosis and tuberculosis have been strongly suggested to be related.
Anthracofibrotic lesions have a potential for massive bleeding during endobronchial procedure. This report describes a case of bronchial bleeding, encountered after anesthesia for radical prostatectomy in a bronchial anthracofibrosis patient. |
| Key Words:
anthracofibrosis; suction catheter; bleeding |
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