title: Saline-cooled radiofrequency coagulation during thoracoscopic surgery for giant bulla.
abstract: Two patients were admitted to our hospital due to giant bullae. During thoracoscopic surgery, saline-cooled radiofrequency coagulation devices were used to shrink the wall of the bulla. In each case, the volume of the bulla was gradually reduced and the boundary between the lung and bulla was clearly delineated. This method is considered to be useful for performing thoracoscopic surgery of giant bulla.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Kanazawa Medical University, Uchinada, Ishikawa, Japan sagawam@kanazawa-med.ac.jp.
authors.forename: Motoyasu
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Sagawa
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Houju Memorial Hospital, Nomi, Ishikawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Tsutomu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Maeda
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Houju Memorial Hospital, Nomi, Ishikawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Yutaka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yoshimitsu
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic Surgery, Kanazawa Medical University, Uchinada, Ishikawa, Japan.
authors.forename: Tsutomu
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sakuma
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001768:Blister / Q000601:surgery*; D004564:Electrocoagulation / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D013906:Thoracoscopy / Q000379:methods*
keywords: Endoscopic procedures; Giant bulla; Thoracoscopy