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Chest, Vol 90, 295-297, Copyright © 1986 by American College of Chest Physicians

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Broncholith removal using the YAG laser

VM Miks, PA Kvale, JM Riddle and JW Lewis Jr

An 85-year-old woman presented with a broncholith in the intermediate bronchus that could not be extracted with either flexible or rigid bronchoscopes. A YAG laser was used to fragment this broncholith so that it could be removed in pieces through a bronchoscope. Chemical composition and morphology of the broncholith were determined. Fragmentation of the large, impacted broncholith with the laser eliminated the necessity for a thoracotomy in this elderly woman.


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