Endobronchial hamartoma treated by an Nd-YAG laser: Report of a case |
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Authors: | Hidenori Tajima Yasufumi Yayashi Takamitsu Maehara Takao Morohoshi Toshio Imada Tomishige Amano Jiroh Kondoh |
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Affiliation: | (1) First Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Yokohama City University, 3-9 Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, 236 Yokohama, Japan |
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Abstract: | Endobronchial hamartomas are only rarely encountered. They cause irreversible lung damage due to bronchial obstruction if not diagnosed early and treated properly. Among the various treatments for this rare disease, a surgical resection remains the most popular. We herein report a case of a 53-year-old man presenting with an endobronchial hamartoma which was successfully excised by laser irradiation via a rigid bronchoscope, along with a review of 113 patients with this disease reported in the literature. |
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Keywords: | chondromatous hamartoma endobronchial hamartoma Nd-YAG laser |
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