title: Thoracoscopic neodymium: yttrium-aluminum garnet laser-assisted pulmonary resection.
abstract: The recent explosion of interest in surgical endoscopic techniques has revived the application of an old thoracic surgical procedure--thoracoscopy. We report a case of a transthoracoscopic neodymium: yttrium-aluminum garnet laser resection of a limited-stage peripheral adenocarcinoma of the lung accomplished in an elderly man with serious chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
authors.affiliation: Section of Thoracic Surgery, University of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15213.
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Landreneau
authors.forename: D B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Herlan
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: T M
authors.initials: TM
authors.lastname: Boley
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Nawarawong
authors.forename: P F
authors.initials: PF
authors.lastname: Ferson
mesh_terms: D000230:Adenocarcinoma / Q000601:surgery*; D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D008168:Lung / Q000601:surgery*; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D013906:Thoracoscopy