title: Endobronchial hamartoma treated by an Nd-YAG laser: report of a case.
abstract: Endobronchial hamartomas are only rarely encountered. They cause irreversible lung damage due to bronchial obstruction if not diagnosed early and treated properly. Among the various treatments for this rare disease, a surgical resection remains the most popular. We herein report a case of a 53-year-old man presenting with an endobronchial hamartoma which was successfully excised by laser irradiation via a rigid bronchoscope, along with a review of 113 patients with this disease reported in the literature.
authors.affiliation: First Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Yokohama City University, Japan.
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Tajima
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hayashi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Maehara
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Morohoshi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Imada
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Amano
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Kondoh
mesh_terms: D001982:Bronchial Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D004724:Endoscopy; D006222:Hamartoma / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000379:methods; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009354:Neodymium; D015019:Yttrium
chemical_list: D009354:Neodymium; D015019:Yttrium