Role of surgical resection in broncholithiasis Konstantinos Potaris, MD, Daniel L Miller, MD, Victor F Trastek, MD, Claude Deschamps, MD, Mark S Allen, MD, Peter C Pairolero, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 70, Issue 1, Pages 248-251 (July 2000) DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4975(00)01540-X
Fig 1 Locations of abnormal bronchoscopic findings (LLL = left lower lobe; LMS = left main stem bronchus; LUL = left upper lobe; RBI = bronchus intermedius; RLL = right lower lobe; RML = right middle lobe; RMS = right mainstem bronchus; RUL = right upper lobe). The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2000 70, 248-251DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(00)01540-X)
Fig 2 Survival of the surgically treated patients. Probability of survival (death from any cause) in 47 patients undergoing surgical resection for broncholithiasis as compared to matched patients for age and gender as expected survival. Zero time on the abscissa represents the date of last surgical intervention. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2000 70, 248-251DOI: (10.1016/S0003-4975(00)01540-X)