Radiation therapy for tracheobronchial amyloidosis

Chest

Volumn 114, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1489-1492

  Kurrus, Jeffrey A ^b,c   Hayes, John K ^c   Hoidal, John R ^a,b   Menendez, Margaret M ^c   Elstad, Mark R ^a,b,c,d  

^a VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Occupational Pulmonary Medicine   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

Author keywords

Amyloidosis; Bronchoscopy; Endobronchial obstruction, laser; Radiation therapy, stent

Indexed keywords

COLCHICINE;

AGED; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; AMYLOIDOSIS; ARTICLE; BEAM THERAPY; BRONCHOSCOPY; BRONCHUS DISEASE; CASE REPORT; HUMAN; MALE; NEODYMIUM LASER; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STENT; TRACHEA DISEASE; TRACHEOBRONCHIAL TREE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0031733718     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.114.5.1489     Document Type: Article

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