Treatment of pulmonary diseases with Holmium:YAG laser

Mei-Jue Zhang; Jing Zhu; Hui-Guo Zhang; Fu-Juan Wang; Lin Ke; Wei Ma; Qun-Hua Luo; Yue-E Zhang

doi:10.1117/12.330146

2 November 1998 Treatment of pulmonary diseases with Holmium:YAG laser

Mei-Jue Zhang, Jing Zhu, Hui-Guo Zhang, Fu-Juan Wang, Lin Ke, Wei Ma, Qun-Hua Luo, Yue-E Zhang

Proceedings Volume 3344, 1997 Shanghai International Conference on Laser Medicine and Surgery; (1998) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.330146
Event: 1997 Shanghai International Conference on Laser Medicine and Surgery, 1997, Shanghai, China

Abstract

We report 5 cases of pulmonary disease treated with Holmium:YAG laser through fibrous bronchoscope. 1 inflammatory granuloma was cured after three times of treatment. Compared with conventional methods such as electrocautery and microwave treatment, laser has the merit of good hemostasis effect and quick recovery of the operation area. The other 4 patients who were suffered late lung cancer received 3-7 times of palliative treatment. After the treatment, the tumor tissues become smaller variably, and tact were unobstructed, symptoms of tract- obstructed obviously alleviated. We think that laser treatment has some practical significance in alleviating tract blocking of pulmonary diseases of late stage, and therefore raise the life quality.

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Mei-Jue Zhang, Jing Zhu, Hui-Guo Zhang, Fu-Juan Wang, Lin Ke, Wei Ma, Qun-Hua Luo, and Yue-E Zhang "Treatment of pulmonary diseases with Holmium:YAG laser", Proc. SPIE 3344, 1997 Shanghai International Conference on Laser Medicine and Surgery, (2 November 1998); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.330146

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