| Literature DB >> 2873968 |
V M Miks, P A Kvale, J M Riddle, J W Lewis.
Abstract
An 85-year-old woman presented with a broncholith in the intermediate bronchus that could not be extracted with either flexible or rigid bronchoscopes. A YAG laser was used to fragment this broncholith so that it could be removed in pieces through a bronchoscope. Chemical composition and morphology of the broncholith were determined. Fragmentation of the large, impacted broncholith with the laser eliminated the necessity for a thoracotomy in this elderly woman.Entities:
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Year: 1986 PMID： 2873968 DOI： 10.1378/chest.90.2.295
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Chest ISSN： 0012-3692 Impact factor: 9.410