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We operated on 3 cases of broncholithiasis and present the results herein. All of them manifested recurrent massive hemoptysis and underwent lobectomy. One of them needed transfusion before operation because of severe anemia due to hemoptysis.
One originated from calcified lymphnodes which travelled into the bronchus. The second one was from ossified bronchial cartilage and the last one was born in the sea of pooled secretion in the cystic bronchial space.
Broncholithiasis is generally beliveed to be a rare disease but if we condiser this diasese as a possibility in cases of recurrent massive hemoptysis, it can be found more frequently.
