Long-Term Follow-Up of Flexible Bronchoscopic Treatment for Bronchial Carcinoids with Curative Intent
Joint Authors
Fox, Benjamin D.
Amital, Anat
Kramer, Mordechai R.
Fruchter, Oren
Fuks, Leonardo
Abdel Rahman, Nader
Source
Diagnostic and Therapeutic Endoscopy
Issue
Vol. 2009, Issue 2009 (31 Dec. 2009), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2010-02-07
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Background.
Typical pulmonary carcinoids represent less than 5% of primary lung tumors.
In patients with typical bronchial carcinoid, formal surgical resection still remains the gold-standard treatment.
Data regarding long-term outcome in using flexible bronchoscope-based modalities under conscious sedation is very limited.
Objectives.
We sought to investigate, over extended follow-up period, the effectiveness of endobronchial resection for carcinoid tumors with curative intent using flexible bronchoscopy.
Methods.
Nd:YAG laser photoresection using flexible bronchoscope under conscious sedation.
Follow-up included repeat bronchoscopy every 6 months and chest CT every year.
Results.
Ten patients aged 24 to 70 years with endobronchial carcinoid were treated.
The tumor location was variable: 2 left Main bronchus, 1 left upper lobe bronchus, 2 right main bronchus, 2 right middle lobe bronchus and 3 right lower lobe bronchus.
No major complications were observed.
The patients required between 2 and 4 procedures.
Patients were followed for a median period of 29 months with no evidence of tumor recurrence.
Conclusions.
Endobronchial laser photoresection of typical bronchial carcinoids using flexible bronchsocopy under conscious sedation is an effective treatment modality for a subgroup of patients that provides excellent long-term results that are similar to outcome obtained by more invasive procedures.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Fuks, Leonardo& Fruchter, Oren& Amital, Anat& Fox, Benjamin D.& Abdel Rahman, Nader& Kramer, Mordechai R.. 2010. Long-Term Follow-Up of Flexible Bronchoscopic Treatment for Bronchial Carcinoids with Curative Intent. Diagnostic and Therapeutic Endoscopy،Vol. 2009, no. 2009, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-497679
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Fuks, Leonardo…[et al.]. Long-Term Follow-Up of Flexible Bronchoscopic Treatment for Bronchial Carcinoids with Curative Intent. Diagnostic and Therapeutic Endoscopy No. 2009 (2009), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Fuks, Leonardo& Fruchter, Oren& Amital, Anat& Fox, Benjamin D.& Abdel Rahman, Nader& Kramer, Mordechai R.. Long-Term Follow-Up of Flexible Bronchoscopic Treatment for Bronchial Carcinoids with Curative Intent. Diagnostic and Therapeutic Endoscopy. 2010. Vol. 2009, no. 2009, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-497679
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-497679