Heat-induced necrosis after bronchial thermoplasty: a new concern?

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  • who: Francesco Menzella from the resolution after therapy, as confirmed by the chest CTIdentifying specific causes is not at all simple. One hypothesis could be a structural fragility of the treated bronchus or a technical malfunction of the BT controller or the catheter, causing an excessive energy supply. Also the appearance of bronchiectasis, not identified in the pre-procedure CT, can be a consequence of BT as already reported in literature [10]. Necrotizing pneumonia with or without lung abscess is frequently caused by bacteria, in particular anaerobic or facultatively anaerobic ones like S. aureus, K. Pneumoniae and . . .

     

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