Successful use of argon plasma coagulation and tranilast to treat granulation tissue obstructing the airway after tracheal anastomosis

Chest

Volumn 118, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 1829-1831

  Sato, M ^a   Terada, Y ^a   Nakagawa, T ^a   Li, M ^a   Wada, H ^a  

^a KYOTO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Argon plasma coagulation; Granulation tissue; Tracheal anastomosis; Tranilast

Indexed keywords

TRANILAST;

ADULT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARGON PLASMA COAGULATION; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSCOPY; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; END TO END ANASTOMOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GRANULATION TISSUE; HUMAN; LASER COAGULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRACHEOTOMY; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0034547101     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.118.6.1829     Document Type: Article

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