Christian Schumann, Martin Hetzel, Alexander J Babiak, Jürgen Hetzel, Tobias Merk, Thomas Wibmer, Philipp M Lepper, Stefan Krüger
OBJECTIVE: In addition to use of a laser, argon plasma coagulation, electrocautery, or coring with a rigid bronchoscope, tumor debulking with a flexible cryoprobe is used for therapeutic bronchoscopy with an immediate effect for endobronchial pathologies. We performed this analysis to determine the usefulness, efficacy, and safety of the flexible cryorecanalization in a large population under routine conditions. METHODS: We identified 225 bronchoscopic interventions that were done as cryorecanalization with a flexible cryoprobe...
April 2010: Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery