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The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Vol 91, 710-715, Copyright © 1986 by The American Association for Thoracic Surgery and The Western Thoracic Surgical Association

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Indications and technique for endoscopic laser resections in bronchology. A critical analysis based upon 2,284 resections

C Personne, A Colchen, M Leroy, G Vourc'h and L Toty

Over a period of 6 years, we have treated 1,310 patients in 2,284 sessions using a neodymium-yttrium aluminum garnet laser. Indications are more often palliative than curative, with the primary goal to relieve an obstructed airway in a single treatment. The effectiveness of such resections is widely recognized, but indications for such a technique with its limitations deserve emphasis. The use of a rigid bronchoscope is important to provide satisfactory operating conditions and especially to manage hemorrhage rapidly while maintaining a satisfactory airway.

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