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A 57-year-old male patient was referred by an oncologist for diagnostic fiberoptic bronchoscopy with biopsy, which was performed on February 23, 2026. Two weeks later, he developed acute respiratory distress characterized by a sensation of suffocation and stridor....

A 37-year-old male patient was hospitalized in April 2025 due to a traumatic esophageal fistula. He underwent several surgical procedures on the esophagus and thorax because of empyema. In June, he developed stridor and dyspnea. A thoracic surgeon recommended...

Laser resection of adenocarcinoma of the tracheal bifurcation.A 55-year-old male patient was referred by an oncologist for diagnostic bronchoscopy with biopsy. Chest CT (16.09.2024) demonstrated an endobronchial mass lesion in the tracheobronchial angle region....

Laser resection of non-small cell carcinoma of the trachea and right main bronchus.A 60-year-old male patient was diagnosed with non-small cell carcinoma. The tumor process had extended to the left main bronchus and the lower third of the trachea, resulting in a...

Laser resection of a typical carcinoid tumor of the right main bronchus.A 45-year-old female patient was referred by a thoracic surgeon. She complained of dyspnea, easy fatigability, and exertional shortness of breath. Auscultation revealed wheezing in the right upper...

Endobronchial valve occlusion of a giant bulla.A 45-year-old female patient had a history of severe COVID-19 infection in February 2022, requiring intensive care treatment with oxygen therapy in CPAP and BiPAP modes. Shortly after discharge, she developed dyspnea,...

Bronchoscopic Lung Volume Reduction in Bullous EmphysemaA 42-year-old male patient, an active smoker, had been experiencing symptoms for several months. Complaints: severe dyspnea on exertion, shortness of breath, and general weakness. Chest CT findings (January 16,...

Resection and stenting of squamous cell carcinoma of the left main bronchus.A 70-year-old male patient. In 2017, he was diagnosed with squamous cell carcinoma of the bronchus. The patient was undergoing chemotherapy. His condition progressively deteriorated, with...

Bronchoblockade of the left main bronchus due to a bronchopleural fistula of the stump.A 49-year-old male patient. On August 1, 2017, a left-sided pneumonectomy was performed on vital indications due to pulmonary tuberculosis. Several weeks after surgery, stump...

Pyothorax with fistula.A 27-year-old female patient. In 2012 and again in 2016, she underwent anti-tuberculosis chemotherapy due to fibrocavitary pulmonary tuberculosis. In February 2017, she developed hemoptysis with episodes of pulmonary bleeding. In March 2017, an...

Valvular bronchial blockade; Bleeding from tuberculous pulmonary cavities.A 57-year-old male patient. In 2013, he received treatment for pulmonary tuberculosis. Several months ago, he developed hemoptysis with episodes of pulmonary hemorrhage. The patient has been on...

Tracheobronchial Stenting, Cicatricial Stenosis of the Left Main Bronchus.49 years old patient on 2007 was treated with anti TB chemotherapy due to pulmonary TB. On 2015 was relapse. During many years the patient has dyspnea, increased breathing failure, why he often...

Foreign Body Extraction31 year-old prisoner in order to self-harm swallowed several objects, among them an iron object hit the airways, due to which he had difficulty breathing, stridor appeared, there was a strong pain in the right chest area while moving. Under...

Tracheal Stenting; NSCLC41 years old male. On october of 2015 he was diagnosed with right lung cancer. Despite of chemo and radiation therapy his condition worsened. He developed stridor, suffocation, shortness of breath while resting. Chest CT revealed enlarged lymph...

Bronchopleural Fistula37 year old woman. In 1997, she underwent resection of the right upper lobe because of the pulmonary tuberculosis. For a long time she suffered from a cough with a lot of purulent, hemorrhagic sputum. Periodically, she had an exacerbations, why...

Laser Resection; Mesenchymal origin Spindle Cell Tumour56 year old male. Two months before admission the patient has dyspnea, spasmodic cough, appears fever.CT scan and bronchoscopy revealed endobronchial formation, which completely blocked the lumen of the left main...

Laser Resection & Stenting; NSCLC52 year old male. One month of medical history. Chest CT revealed subcarinal tissue mass that completely blocked the lumen of the left main bronchus and the right upper lobe bronchus. Endobronchial biopsy revealed squamous-cell...

Stenting; NSCLC56-year-old man was admitted to the department with complaints of continuous coughing and severe shortness of breath. CT of the chest showed 35-52mm tumor tissue, which partially blocked the lumen of the left main bronchus and completely blocked the...

Laser resection of a basal cell adenoma of the left main bronchus.A 39-year-old male patient. Chest CT and bronchoscopy revealed a space-occupying lesion in the left main bronchus causing luminal obstruction. Histological examination of the biopsy specimen...

Stenting; Cicatrical post-TB bronchial stenosisA 24-year-old woman, after treatment with antituberculous medications for pulmonary tuberculosis, suffered by cough, dyspnea, wheezing. CT scan showed stricture of the left main bronchus starting from bifurcation to the...