Tracheobronchopathia osteoplastica: incidental finding at tracheal intubation

Subglottic papillomatous growths were observed on routine tracheal intubati on for a scheduled colorectal procedure. Fibreoptic bronchoscopy revealed t hat the lesions extended down to the carina and into the main bronchi. The diagnosis of tracheobronchopathia osteoplastica was made after subsequent b ronchoscopy and biopsy in the post-operative period. A brief review of this rare benign condition is given.