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1. Combined procedures may be best for benign tracheal stenosis.(Pulmonary Medicine)
SEATTLE -- Laser bronchoscopy should be considered as an adjunct...balloon dilation with or without laser bronchoscopy. A total of 54 dilation interventions...balloon dilation combined with laser bronchoscopy. Interventions were performed through...
February 15, 2005; Internal Medicine News

2. Bronchial stricture secondary to pill aspiration.(Esophagology Clinic)(Brief Article)
...origin of the left middle lobe bronchus (figure). [FIGURE OMITTED] The patient was taken to the operating room for laser bronchoscopy, and the strictured area was dilated and the airway restored to a near-normal status. By using topical anesthesia...
December 1, 2003; Ear, Nose and Throat Journal

3. Bronchoscopy: Coverage and reimbursement. (Featured CME Topic: Adverse Effects of Smoking).
...fibrosis; asthma; thoracic trauma; therapeutic bronchoalveolar lavage (pulmonary alveolar proteinosis); brachytherapy; laser bronchoscopy; photodynamic therapy; electrocautery; cryotherapy. C. Contraindications * When biopsy is not anticipated - unstable...
March 1, 2002; Southern Medical Journal

4. Endotracheal tube obstruction: a rare complication in laser ablation of recurrent laryngeal papillomas. (Original Article).
...complications were life-threatening; five involved a fire in the endotracheal tube and one involved the ignition of a dry sponge that was placed over a tracheostomy in a pediatric patient during laser bronchoscopy for papillomatosis of the tracheobronchi
July 1, 2003; Ear, Nose and Throat Journal