Complete Right Upper Lobe Atelectasis Caused by an Endobronchial Hamartoma: Diagnostic Challenges and Successful Treatment With Rigid Bronchoscopy and Laser
Meridiana Dodaj, Lorenzo Carriera, Giovanni Marchetti, Stefano Baglioni, Roberto Lipsi · 2026
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Description
Meridiana Dodaj and co-authors report a benign airway tumour that shut down a whole lung lobe in a 2026 case paper. A 53-year-old heavy smoker with high blood pressure arrived breathless with a cough that antibiotics and steroids had failed to settle, and scans showed his right upper lobe fully collapsed.
A flexible camera found a blocking growth inside the airway, but small biopsies misleadingly suggested a simple fat tumour. A rigid bronchoscope took larger samples that proved a hamartoma, a disorganised mix of normal tissues. The team then cored the growth out and sealed the area with laser treatment, reopening the airway fully and sparing the man lung surgery.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Meridiana Dodaj, Lorenzo Carriera, Giovanni Marchetti, Stefano Baglioni, Roberto Lipsi |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 11 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |