Author(s)

Harmouchi Hicham^1*, Rabiou Sani¹, Sidibe Kassim², Issoufou Ibrahim¹, Belliraj Layla¹, Ammor Fatimazahra¹, Lakranbi Marouane¹, Ouadnouni Yassine^1,3, Smahi Mohammed^1,3

¹Department of Thoracic Surgery, CHU Hassan II of Fez-Morocco, Fez, Morocco.
²Department of Imagery, CHU Hassan II of Fez-Morocco, Fez, Morocco.
³Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy, Sidi Mohamed Ben Abdellah University, Fez, Morocco.

Broncholithiasis is the presence of calcified material in the bronchial lumen. Bronchial fibroscopy and thoracic CT are the main paraclinical elements for diagnosis. However, most broncholithiasis is fortuitous discovery intraoperatively. The evolution may be marked by complications in the underlying lung, or fistulization in the mediastinal structures especially the esophagus. Early on, management can be simple monitoring or endoscopic extraction of broncholithiasis. Surgery remains the only option in case of complications. The authors report 2 cases of broncholithiasis, one of which was diagnosed radiologically and the other of incidental discovery during the surgical exploration of a lesion of the right lower lobe.

Broncholithiasis, Fistula, Lymphadenopathy, Tuberculosis

Hicham, H. , Sani, R. , Kassim, S. , Ibrahim, I. , Layla, B. , Fatimazahra, A. , Marouane, L. , Yassine, O. and Mohammed, S. (2018) About 2 Cases of Accidental Discovery of Broncholithiasis. Open Journal of Thoracic Surgery, 8, 37-42. doi: 10.4236/ojts.2018.82007.