Therapeutic bronchoscopy in lung cancer: Laser therapy, electrocautery, brachytherapy, stents, and photodynamic therapy

Clinics in Chest Medicine

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 241-256

  Lee, Pyng ^a   Kupeli, Elif ^a   Mehta, Atul C ^b  

^a LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Department of Pulmonary Medicine ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTINEOPLASTIC AGENT; PHOTOFRIN; PHOTOSENSITIZING AGENT;

AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ALGORITHM; ARGON LASER; ATELECTASIS; BLEEDING; BLOOD VESSEL INJURY; BRACHYTHERAPY; BRONCHOSCOPY; CANCER PALLIATIVE THERAPY; CANCER RADIOTHERAPY; CANCER SURVIVAL; CANCER THERAPY; CARBON DIOXIDE LASER; CAUTERIZATION; DIODE LASER; HUMAN; INFECTION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LASER SURGERY; LUNG CANCER; LUNG NON SMALL CELL CANCER; NEODYMIUM LASER; PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY; PNEUMOMEDIASTINUM; PNEUMOTHORAX; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POTASSIUM TITANYL PHOSPHATE LASER; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SAFETY; STENT; TREATMENT CONTRAINDICATION; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0036197831     PISSN: 02725231     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0272-5231(03)00075-3     Document Type: Review

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