[Combined palliative treatment of lung cancer using endoscopic methods].
The review is devoted to using endoscopic methods as a stage of a combined palliative treatment of inoperable lung cancer and elucidates the theoretical and practical aspects of using the main up-to-date methods of acting on the tumor process during the endoscopic interventions: electro-, radio, cryosurgical, laser, stenting, brachytherapy, conservative methods. Advantages and shortcomings of these methods are discussed as well as indications and contraindications to their application, possible complications and methods of their elimination and prevention.
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D001918:Brachytherapy / Q000379:methods; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy / Q000379:methods; D003452:Cryosurgery / Q000379:methods; D004564:Electrocoagulation / Q000379:methods; D004724:Endoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000379:methods; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000379:methods*; D016896:Treatment Outcome