Tuberc Respir Dis.  1996 Dec;43(6):1028-1034. 10.4046/trd.1996.43.6.1028.

Two cases of bronchial leiomyoma resectedby Nd-YAG laser under flexible bronchoscopy

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  • 1Division of Pulmonology, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Seoul, Korea.

Abstract

The leiomyoma of the bronchus is a very rare benign tumor in the lower respiratory tract. Though classical treatment of the branchial leiomyoma is surgical resection, bronchoscopic tumor resection has been recently applied to selected cases. We experienced two cases of bronchial leiomyomas which were successfully resected under flexible bronchoscopy using Nd-YAG laser and bronchial snare. We speculated that bronchoscopic resection of the bronchial leiomyoma would be an effective and safe way of treatment, and more technical developments should follow.

Keyword

Leiomyoma; Bronchoscopy; Nd-YAG laser

MeSH Terms

Bronchi
Bronchoscopy*
Lasers, Solid-State*
Leiomyoma*
Respiratory System
SNARE Proteins
SNARE Proteins
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