216 Prolonged Localised Inflammatory Response following Bronchoscopic Thermal Vapour Ablation Therapy mimicking Lung Cancer

Bronchoscopic thermal vapour ablation (BTVA) is a bronchoscopic lung volume reduction technique considered in patients with emphysema and hyperinflation. BTVA uses steam to induce a localised inflammatory response (LIR) within the target lobe and subsequent fibrosis and atelectasis creates lung volume reduction. The area of LIR can cause symptoms and radiographic features indistinguishable from pneumonia with the reaction peaking in the first 2 –4 weeks and usually resolving within 8–12 weeks [1].
Source: Lung Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Tags: Case Reports Source Type: research