RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Amyloid tumour resected by laser therapy
JF European Respiratory Journal
JO Eur Respir J
FD European Respiratory Society
SP 932
OP 933
DO 10.1183/09031936.93.03080932
VO 3
IS 8
A1 Russchen, GH
A1 Wouters, B
A1 Meinesz, AF
A1 Janssen, S
A1 Postmus, PE
YR 1990
UL http://erj.ersjournals.com/content/3/8/932.abstract
AB We report a patient presenting with dyspnoea, cough and fever with a middle lobe atelectasis. Amyloid deposits in the bronchial wall caused almost complete obstruction of the middle lobe bronchus. The patient was treated with neodymium yttrium aluminium garnet (NdYAG) laser photoresection resulting in complete clearance of the middle lobe bronchus. Laser therapy has to be considered as first-line therapy for patients with endobronchial amyloidosis.