Balloon catheter dilation for tuberculous bronchial stenosis ; a case report

Abstract

A 28-year-old woman with atelectasis of the right lung due to tuberculous right bronchial stenosis was successfully treated with a balloon catheter. To prevent re-stenosis, balloon catheter dilation was repeated every 3 months. Her respiratory function improved gradually, and she could teach high school again one year after the first procedure. Helical CT scan was useful in the evaluation of the airway of the bronchus.