Treatment of bronchial airway obstruction using a rotating tip microdebrider: a case report.
BACKGROUND
Central airway obstruction is a common complication of lung cancer. The microdebrider is a new device available for treatment of central airway obstruction.


METHODS
We report a case a 59-yr-old male with T3N2M1 non-small cell lung cancer with malignant distal left mainstem obstruction treated successfully with a novel elongated rotating tip microdebrider via rigid bronchoscopy with sufficient length to reach distal bronchial lesions.


CONCLUSIONS
The microdebrider is an excellent addition to the spectrum of interventions available for the management of central airway obstruction with advantages including accuracy and immediate removal of debris without a need for separate suctioning or limitation in oxygenation.
Kennedy
Marcus P
MP
Department of Interventional Pulmonology, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA. mpkenned@mdanderson.org
Morice
Rodolfo C
RC
Jimenez
Carlos A
CA
Eapen
George A
GA
D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000601:surgery*; D001982:Bronchial Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D003646:Debridement / Q000295:instrumentation*; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged