Bronchoscopic Interventions for Lung Cancer

Donald R. Lazarus, George A. Eapen

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Abstract

Patients with lung cancer frequently develop symptoms related to endobronchial disease such as airway obstruction, hemoptysis, and dyspnea. Therapeutic bronchoscopic interventions are an important adjunct in palliating such symptoms. Mechanical techniques include rigid bronchoscopy, balloon bronchoplasty, airway stenting, and microdebrider bronchoscopy. These can be used to treat symptoms related to intraluminal and extrinsic compression. Thermal therapies include endobronchial laser, electrocautery, argon plasma coagulation, and cryotherapy. They are best suited to lesions of a predominantly intraluminal nature. Photodynamic therapy and endobronchial brachytherapy are neither mechanical nor thermal. They work best for intraluminal tumors. Combined modality treatment is often required, and all of these bronchoscopic interventions are considered adjunctive to standard therapy with surgery, chemotherapy, and radiotherapy.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publicationLung Cancer
Subtitle of host publicationFourth Edition
PublisherWiley-Blackwell
Pages253-266
Number of pages14
ISBN (Electronic)9781118468791
ISBN (Print)9781118468746
DOIs
StatePublished - May 27 2014

Keywords

  • Argon plasma coagulation
  • Brachytherapy
  • Bronchoscopy
  • Electrocautery
  • Interventional pulmonology
  • Laser resection
  • Lung cancer
  • Microdebrider
  • Photodynamic therapy
  • Stenting

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Medicine

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