Two Cases of Broncholith Removal under the Guidance of Flexible Bronchoscopy
A 37-year-old female patient was referred from a general hospital due to a calcified lymph node from an unknown cause that was discovered on computerized tomography during the treatment for her pneumonia and parapneumonic effusion. Bronchoscopy revealed the impacted broncholith and exudate at the right lower opening. Fungus was cultured from the bronchoaleveolar lavage fluid. We removed the broncholith using a balloon catheter and tripod forcep after antifungal treatment ().