Volume 91, Issue 3, Pages 473-474 (March 1987) Artificial Sapphire Contact Endoprobe with Nd-YAG Laser in the Treatment of Subglottic Stenosis Atul C. Mehta, M.D., F.C.C.P., Douglas R. Livingston, D.O., Joseph A. Golish, M.D., F.C.C.P. CHEST Volume 91, Issue 3, Pages 473-474 (March 1987) DOI: 10.1378/chest.91.3.473b Copyright © 1987 The American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions
Figure 1 (A) Granulation tissue producing 60 percent obstruction of the trachea above the tracheostomy showing no laser effects after 3,228 joules. (B) “U”-shaped track produced by artificial sapphire contact endoprobe using 1,813 joules. CHEST 1987 91, 473-474DOI: (10.1378/chest.91.3.473b) Copyright © 1987 The American College of Chest Physicians Terms and Conditions