Clinical characteristics and efficacy of bronchoscopic intervention for tracheobronchial leiomyoma

Respirology

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 908-912

  Kwon, Yong Soo ^a   Kim, Hojoong ^b   Koh, Won Jung ^b   Suh, Gee Young ^b   Chung, Man Pyo ^b   Kwon, O Jung ^a   Han, Joungho ^b  

^a Chonnam National University Medical School   (South Korea)

^b Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Bronchoscopy; Mechanical removal; Tracheobronchial leiomyoma; YAG laser

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSCOPY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; COUGHING; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LEIOMYOMA; MALE; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NEODYMIUM LASER; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; TRACHEOBRONCHIAL LEIOMYOMA; TREATMENT INDICATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TUMOR RECURRENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; BRONCHIAL NEOPLASMS; BRONCHOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEIOMYOMA; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TRACHEAL NEOPLASMS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 51349111799     PISSN: 13237799     EISSN: 14401843     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2008.01366.x     Document Type: Article

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