broncholith


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broncholith

 [brong´ko-lith]
a hard mass or concretion in a bronchus or bronchi, formed around an inorganic center or from calcified portions of lung tissue or adjacent lymph nodes. Called also bronchial calculus.

bron·cho·lith

(brong'kō-lith),
A hard concretion in a bronchus, usually resulting from the erosion of a tuberculous or other granulomatous lymph node through the bronchial wall into the lumen.
Synonym(s): bronchial calculus
[broncho- + G. lithos, stone]

bron·cho·lith

(brong'kō-lith)
A hard concretion in a bronchus or bronchial tube.
[broncho- + G. lithos, stone]
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Caption: FIGURE 3: CT chest axial, slice inferior to Figure 2, showing broncholith in left lower lobe bronchus (arrow).
Caption: FIGURE 4A: Bronchoscopic view of the broncholith partly buried in the airway wall.
Caption: FIGURE 4B: Bronchoscopic view of the broncholith as it is attached to the end of the scope via suction as it passes through the nasopharynx on its way out.
The non-innoculous hilar calcification: recurrent pneumonia secondary to broncholith-associated actinomyces
Bronchoscopy is useful to locate and extract broncholiths, but fails to detect adjacent calcifications because it is obscured by the inflammatory process.
Lithoptysis associated with chronic pulmonary tuberculosis

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