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Impacted broncholiths removed with the holmium: YAG laser

โœ Scribed by McCaughan, James S.; Heinzmann, Henry G.; McMahon, Deborah

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
1996
Tongue
English
Weight
625 KB
Volume
19
Category
Article
ISSN
0196-8092

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โœฆ Synopsis

and the laser energy was delivered through a 365-pm bare tip fiber passed through the biopsy channel of a flexible bronchoscope inserted through the endotracheal tube.

Results:

The calculi were easily fragmented and removed with suction.

Conclusion:

The pulsed Ho1mium:YAG laser was an effective tool to fragment and remove impacted broncholiths with minimal side effects using 2 J and 5 Hertz. The calculi exploded into tiny fragments. o 1996 Wiley-Liss, Inc.

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