Bronchoscopy as a Useful Examination for Determining Surgical Treatment Indications in Refractory Mycobacterium avium Complex Lung Disease Patients with Bilateral Lesions

We herein report three cases of refractory Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) disease successfully treated surgically despite the MAC lesions being present bilaterally. Of note, although two patients did not present with any respiratory symptom, bronchoscopy clearly revealed a major excretory lesion...

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Autores principales: Tabata, Erina, Sekine, Akimasa, Hagiwara, Eri, Tajiri, Michihiko, Ogura, Takashi
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Japanese Society of Internal Medicine 2018
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6478976/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30449787
http://dx.doi.org/10.2169/internalmedicine.1370-18

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6478976/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30449787
http://dx.doi.org/10.2169/internalmedicine.1370-18

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