Treatment of Tracheobronchial Lesions by Laser Photoresection Jean-François Dumon, M.D., Eugène Reboud, M.D., Louise Garbe, M.D., Françoise Aucomte, M.D., Bernard Meric, M.D. CHEST Volume 81, Issue 3, Pages 278-284 (March 1982) DOI: 10.1378/chest.81.3.278 Copyright © 1982 The American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions
FIGURE 1 In the background, the YAG laser source. The laser fiber is slipped through the working channel of the flexible bronchoscope. CHEST 1982 81, 278-284DOI: (10.1378/chest.81.3.278) Copyright © 1982 The American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions
FIGURE 2 Tip of bronchoscope with laser through channel. Light represents the focusing beam HeNe laser. CHEST 1982 81, 278-284DOI: (10.1378/chest.81.3.278) Copyright © 1982 The American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions
FIGURE 3 Localization of the tumors. Some patients had double localization. CHEST 1982 81, 278-284DOI: (10.1378/chest.81.3.278) Copyright © 1982 The American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions
FIGURE 4 Carcinoid tumor. (Fig 5). Six months later no recurrence has been noticed and a biopsy specimen revealed no abnormal tissue. CHEST 1982 81, 278-284DOI: (10.1378/chest.81.3.278) Copyright © 1982 The American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions
FIGURE 5 Carcinoid tumor completely removed after one laser treatment. CHEST 1982 81, 278-284DOI: (10.1378/chest.81.3.278) Copyright © 1982 The American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions
FIGURE 6 Tracheal stenosis. CHEST 1982 81, 278-284DOI: (10.1378/chest.81.3.278) Copyright © 1982 The American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions
FIGURE 7 Concentric stenosis before and after a laser treatment. CHEST 1982 81, 278-284DOI: (10.1378/chest.81.3.278) Copyright © 1982 The American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions
FIGURE 8 Papilloma of the trachea. CHEST 1982 81, 278-284DOI: (10.1378/chest.81.3.278) Copyright © 1982 The American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions
FIGURE 9 Result after one laser session. CHEST 1982 81, 278-284DOI: (10.1378/chest.81.3.278) Copyright © 1982 The American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions
FIGURE 10 Bronchial lipoma of the right upper lobe (b3a). CHEST 1982 81, 278-284DOI: (10.1378/chest.81.3.278) Copyright © 1982 The American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions
FIGURE 11 Lipoma of the ventral segment of the right upper lobe (B3) sequence of the photoresection; on the last slide, the subsegmentai bronchus is open (B3a and b). CHEST 1982 81, 278-284DOI: (10.1378/chest.81.3.278) Copyright © 1982 The American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions