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© 2001 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons
a Division of General Thoracic Surgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA
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Potaris K, Miller DL, Trastek VF, Deschamps C, Allen MS, Pairolero PC. Role of Surgical Resection in Broncholithiasis. Ann Thorac Surg 2000;70:24852.
In the Discussion that followed the above-referenced article from the 1999 Southern Thoracic Surgical Association Annual Meeting, my second comment in the Discussion should have indicated that, in our original series, 12 patients had attempted bronchoscopic broncholithectomy. These patients were selected for endoscopic treatment because the broncholith was visible and mobile. Complete removal was possible in eight patients. Two of these patients experienced bronchial injuries and bleeding. However, both responded to conservative therapy. Three of the four patients in whom the broncholithectomy was incomplete had subsequent operations.
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