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Bronchial stents

Case contributed by Matt A. Morgan
Diagnosis certain

Presentation

Bilateral lung transplantation five years ago

Patient Data

Age: 65 years
Gender: Male
x-ray

There are radiopaque cylinders in the left and right mainstem bronchi which represent bronchial stents.

There are also patchy consolidations in the lungs, with the most prominent in the left midlung zone

Case Discussion

A bronchial stent can be placed to treat airway stenosis after lung transplantation.

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