Indications for laser resection and electrocautery#
| Malignant disorders | Primary lung cancer |
| Endobronchial metastasis (from breast, colon, kidney, thyroid gland, oesophagus) | |
| In situ carcinoma¶ | |
| Typical carcinoid¶ | |
| Benign tumours¶ | Papilloma, fibroma, lipoma, hamartochondroma, leiomyoma |
| Stenoses | Due to the following: |
| Anastomosis (lung transplantation, surgical resection) | |
| Intubation | |
| Tracheotomy, tracheostomy | |
| Tuberculosis | |
| Sarcoidosis | |
| Wegener's granulomatosis | |
| Trauma | |
| Inhalation injury | |
| Radiation therapy | |
| Granulation tissue | |
| Miscellaneous | Reduction of bleeding |
| Amyloidosis | |
| Endometriosis | |
| Closure of oesophago-bronchial fistulas | |
| Foreign body removal (lithotripsy) |
#: Endobronchial obstruction in the central airways; ¶: intended to be curative.