Endoscopic bronchial polypectomy by high-frequency electric surgery.
Although polypectomy by high frequency electric surgery through the use of endoscopy has been widely applied to polypoid lesions in digestive canals, there have been very few reports of the treatment of bronchial lesions with this procedure. Recently, we have been successful in performing polypectomy without any complications using high-frequency electric surgery through a flexible bronchoscope in a patient with a benign bronchial polyp. Bronchial polypectomy by electric surgery has the advantages of preventing bleeding and providing large specimens for histological examination, compared with conventional methods, i.e. for forceps or laser methods.
Aikawa
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First Department of Internal Medicine, Tohoku University School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.
Shimura
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Sasaki
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Yanai
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Sasaki
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Takishima
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D000368:Aged; D001984:Bronchial Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D004598:Electrosurgery / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011127:Polyps / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D012086:Reoperation