Successful treatment of endobronchial amyloidosis using Nd:YAG laser therapy as an alternative to lobectomy

Monaldi Archives for Chest Disease

Volumn 56, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 27-29

  Madden, B P ^a   Lee, M ^a   Paruchuru, P ^a  

^a ST GEORGE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Amyloidosis; Endobronchial Neodymium: YAG laser; Pulmonary amyloidosis

Indexed keywords

AMYLOID;

ADULT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; AMYLOIDOSIS; ARTICLE; BRONCHUS DISEASE; CASE REPORT; CONVALESCENCE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LUNG CLEARANCE; LUNG LOBE; LUNG LOBECTOMY; MALE; NEODYMIUM LASER; SURGICAL APPROACH; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

EID: 0035005471     PISSN: 11220643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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