Thoracoscopic neodymium: yttrium-aluminum garnet laser-assisted pulmonary resection.

Landreneau, R J; Herlan, D B; Johnson, J A; Boley, T M; Nawarawong, W; Ferson, P F · Ann Thorac Surg · 1991

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

The recent explosion of interest in surgical endoscopic techniques has revived the application of an old thoracic surgical procedure--thoracoscopy. We report a case of a transthoracoscopic neodymium: yttrium-aluminum garnet laser resection of a limited-stage peripheral adenocarcinoma of the lung accomplished in an elderly man with serious chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

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