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14665528

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2003-12-10
pubmed:abstractText
Relapsing polychondritis (RP) with tracheobronchial involvement has a poor prognosis, and a delay in diagnosis increases morbidity and mortality; however, the diagnosis is difficult to make. Endobronchial ultrasonography (EBUS) revealed changes in the tracheobronchial cartilage in two patients who met the criteria for RP, and facilitated the diagnosis. In these cases, EBUS revealed a poorly defined bronchial wall structure with two patterns of cartilaginous damage: fragmentation and edema. These cases were successfully treated by the implantation of nitinol stents, the sizes of which were determined by EBUS. EBUS was found to be useful in the diagnosis and treatment of RP.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Dec
pubmed:issn
0012-3692
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
124
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
2393-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2003
pubmed:articleTitle
Endobronchial ultrasonography in the diagnosis and treatment of relapsing polychondritis with tracheobronchial malacia.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Hiroshima City Hospital, 7-33 Motomachi, Naka-ku, Hiroshima 730-0011, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports