Archivos de bronconeumología
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Arch. Bronconeumol. · Jun 2010
Randomized Controlled Trial[A randomised study of midazolam for sedation in flexible bronchoscopy].
Flexible bronchoscopy (FB) is a procedure which is not usually tolerated well by the patient. This makes the examination more difficult, often needing repetition with the subsequent lowering of diagnostic performance. ⋯ Our results show that patients sedated with midazolam tolerate FB better, remember less of the procedure itself and have a better predisposition to repeat the procedure. The bronchoscopist has less difficulties during the procedure and shortens the time using the same techniques during the bronchoscopy. The lack of severe complications and these results suggest the use of sedation with midazolam as routine during FB.
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Arch. Bronconeumol. · Jun 2010
[Upper lobectomy for lung cancer with true tracheal bronchus: a unique presentation].
Tracheal bronchus is an aberrant bronchus usually originating from the right lateral wall of the trachea, with an incidence ranging from 0.1% to 5% and usually within 2.0cm above the carina. The incidence of lung cancer with bronchial anomaly is very rare. There are only nine cases of lung cancer developing from the tracheal bronchus reported in the literature. ⋯ This is the first documented case in the world of a squamous carcinoma arising from the true tracheal bronchus. Post-surgical histological stage was T2aN0M0 (stage IB). The patient is well 48 months after the operation and has no evidence of recurrence.