Repetitive endoscopic laser treatments for palliation of lung malignancies

dc.authorid0000-0003-3311-3338en_US
dc.contributor.authorKaraağaç, Güler
dc.contributor.authorLevent, Ender
dc.contributor.authorSarıman, Nesrin
dc.contributor.authorŞimşek, Selçuk
dc.contributor.authorGüney, Şefik
dc.contributor.authorKarakoca, Yalçın
dc.date.accessioned2024-07-12T21:04:38Z
dc.date.available2024-07-12T21:04:38Z
dc.date.issued2005en_US
dc.departmentFakülteler, Tıp Fakültesien_US
dc.description.abstractEndobronchial laser therapy is generally safe and well tolerated. Because the laser is a form of nonionizing radiation, therapy can be repeated as often as needed. Two male patients, 50 and 55 years old, were referred to our clinic because of severe dyspnea and massive hemoptysis, the first 3 years ago and the second 1.5 years ago. In his medical history, the former patient had a thoracotomy for thymoma resection 5 years ago. Rigid bronchoscopy was performed under general anesthesia, Nd:YAP (neodymium-yttrium, aluminum, pevroskite) laser resection and silicon stent insertion were carried out for an endobronchial mass that was almost completely obliterating the left main bronchus. During the next 2 years, the same procedure was repeated 6 times to prevent distal tracheal obliteration. The left lung has now been totally collapsed for 2 years and the patient is still alive and healthy. The latter was a patient with a centrally located nonsmall cell lung cancer invading the middle and lower trachea, right main and upper lobe bronchi causing near-total obstruction. Rigid bronchos-copy was performed under general anesthesia. Nd:YAP laser coagulation and mechanical resection were carried out and a Dumon “Y” stent was inserted. In 1.5 years, therapeutic bronchoscopy was repeated 6 times. The patient is alive without dyspnea or respiratory insufficiency, although with brain metastases. Endoscopic laser resection of lung malignancies is rapid, effective, repeatable, and complementary to other treatments; although it should be considered only palliative, it could be curative in benign lesions and early cancers.en_US
dc.identifier.citationKaraağaç, G., Levent, E., Sarıman, N., Şimşek, S., Güney, Ş. ve Karakoca, Y. (2005). Repetitive endoscopic laser treatments for palliation of lung malignancies. Journal of Bronchology & Interventional Pulmonology, Wolters Kluwer. 12(1), s. 20-22.en_US
dc.identifier.endpage22en_US
dc.identifier.issn1944-6586
dc.identifier.issn1948-8270
dc.identifier.issue1en_US
dc.identifier.scopus2-s2.0-12144274404en_US
dc.identifier.scopusqualityQ2en_US
dc.identifier.startpage20en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://journals.lww.com/bronchology/Fulltext/2005/01000/Repetitive_Endoscopic_Laser_Treatments_for.6.aspx
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12415/3798
dc.identifier.volume12en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000217603800006en_US
dc.identifier.wosqualityN/Aen_US
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.indekslendigikaynakScopus
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherWolters Kluweren_US
dc.relation.ispartofJournal of Bronchology & Interventional Pulmonologyen_US
dc.relation.publicationcategoryUluslararası Editör Denetimli Dergide Makaleen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessen_US
dc.snmzKY01813
dc.subjectNden_US
dc.subjectYAP laseren_US
dc.subjecttherapeutic bronchoscopyen_US
dc.subjectendobron-chial obliterationen_US
dc.subjectlung malignancyen_US
dc.subjectrepetitiveen_US
dc.titleRepetitive endoscopic laser treatments for palliation of lung malignanciesen_US
dc.typeArticle
dspace.entity.typePublication

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