Severe endobronchial obstruction in a girl with relapsing polychondritis: Treatment with Nd YAG laser and endobronchial silicon stent

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 494-496

  Sacco, O ^a   Fregonese, B ^a   Oddone, M ^a   Verna, A ^b   Tassara, E ^b   Mereu, C ^a   Rossi, G A ^a  

^a G GASLINI INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENOA   (Italy)

Author keywords

atelectasis; laser therapy; relapsing polychondritis; silicon stent

Indexed keywords

SILICON;

ARTICLE; ATELECTASIS; BRONCHUS OBSTRUCTION; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LASER SURGERY; NEODYMIUM LASER; POLYCHONDRITIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; STENT;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; BRONCHI; BRONCHIAL DISEASES; BRONCHOSCOPY; CHILD; COMBINED MODALITY THERAPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASERS; POLYCHONDRITIS, RELAPSING; SILICONES; STENTS;

EID: 0031058519     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.97.10020494     Document Type: Article

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