Bilateral partial bronchial obstruction due to broncholithiasis treated with laser therapy.
The previously recognized modes of therapy for symptomatic broncholithiasis are broncholithectomy via surgery or bronchoscopy. A 46-year-old woman with bilateral partial bronchial obstruction was treated with Nd-YAG laser with complete resolution of symptoms and of airway obstruction.
Snyder
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Department of Medicine, Abington Memorial Hospital, Pa, USA.
Unger
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Sawicki
R W
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D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D001982:Bronchial Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D002137:Calculi / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D005336:Fiber Optic Technology; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D017602:Lithotripsy, Laser; D008875:Middle Aged; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed