Endobronchial argon plasma coagulation for the management of post-intubation tracheal stenosis

Respirology

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 659-662

  Yasuo, Masanori ^a   Tanabe, Tsuyoshi ^a   Tsushima, Kenji ^a   Nakamura, Masaru ^a   Kanda, Shintaro ^a   Komatsu, Yoshimichi ^a   Yamazaki, Seiichi ^a   Ito, Michiko ^a   Furuya, Shino ^a   Yoshikawa, Sumiko ^a   Kubo, Keishi ^a   Kawakami, Satoshi ^a   Yamazaki, Yoshitaka ^a  

^a SHINSHU UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Airway obstruction; Argon plasma coagulation; Electrocoagulation; Endobronchial therapy; Flexible bronchoscopy

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARGON PLASMA COAGULATION; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSCOPY; CASE REPORT; ELECTROCOAGULATION; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TRACHEA STENOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ARGON; BRONCHOSCOPY; ELECTROCOAGULATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; TRACHEAL STENOSIS;

EID: 33746916745     PISSN: 13237799     EISSN: 14401843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2006.00908.x     Document Type: Article

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