title: Bronchoscopic laser photodestruction of benign tumours in the trachea and large bronchi.
abstract: Potentialities and results of laser bronchoscopic surgery of exophytic benign tumours of the trachea and bronchi are described. The material includes 37 patients (33 men and 4 women) aged 28-69 (mean age 51 years). Tumours were removed by the Nd-YAG laser. In six patients laser photodestruction was combined with electrosurgery. In 31 patients manipulations were done via bronchofiberscope under local anaesthesia and in six patients via a rigid bronchoscope under general anaesthesia. Complete removal of pathologic tissues was achieved in all patients. During 1-5 years of follow-up none of the patients developed recurrent tumours.
authors.affiliation: Department of Lung Surgery and Transplantation, Research Institute of Pulmonology, St. Petersburg, Russia.
authors.forename: B B
authors.initials: BB
authors.lastname: Shafirovsky
authors.lastname: Levashev YuN
authors.forename: I V
authors.initials: IV
authors.lastname: Mosin
authors.lastname: Beresin YuD
authors.forename: V M
authors.initials: VM
authors.lastname: Zurba
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000601:surgery; D001984:Bronchial Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D020680:Bronchoscopes; D004564:Electrocoagulation / Q000295:instrumentation; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology; D014134:Tracheal Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*