Treatment of bronchial airway obstruction using a rotating tip microdebrider: a case report.

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Treatment of bronchial airway obstruction using a rotating tip microdebrider: a case report.

Kennedy, Marcus P.; Morice, Rodolfo C.; Jimenez, Carlos A.; Eapen, George A.
Date: 2007-03-26
Copyright: © 2007 Kennedy et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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Related: https://cardiothoracicsurgery.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1749-8090-2-16
Citation: Kennedy, M. P., Morice, R. C., Jimenez, C. A. and Eapen, G. A. (2007) 'Treatment of bronchial airway obstruction using a rotating tip microdebrider: a case report', Journal of Cardiothoracic Surgery, 2, 16 (4 pp). doi: 10.1186/1749-8090-2-16
Published Version: 10.1186/1749-8090-2-16

Abstract:

Background: Central airway obstruction is a common complication of lung cancer. The microdebrider is a new device available for treatment of central airway obstruction. Case Description: We report a case a 59-yr-old male with T3N2M1 non-small cell lung cancer with malignant distal left mainstem obstruction treated successfully with a novel elongated rotating tip microdebrider via rigid bronchoscopy with sufficient length to reach distal bronchial lesions. Discussion and Conclusion: The microdebrider is an excellent addition to the spectrum of interventions available for the management of central airway obstruction with advantages including accuracy and immediate removal of debris without a need for separate suctioning or limitation in oxygenation.

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© 2007 Kennedy et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. Except where otherwise noted, this item's license is described as © 2007 Kennedy et al; licensee BioMed Central Ltd. This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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