Bronchoscopic removal of aspergilloma from a cavitary lesion of the lung.

We report a 62-year-old diabetic male who had recurrent episodes of haemoptysis, diagnosed to have Aspergilloma in the right upper lobe cavitary lesion of the lung. Bronchoscopic biopsy revealed a fungal ball (Aspergillus niger) in the right upper lobe. Since the patient did not respond to medical treatment, unfit for any surgical interventions, mechanical removal of the fungal ball was done with both rigid and flexible bronchoscopes.