Management of Endobronchial Cancer Using Bronchoscopic Electrocautery(cid:31)
Sawang Saenghirunvattana MD*, Chana Buakham MD*, Narumol Masakul BSc, MBA*, Rungsima Saenghirunvattana MD**
Affiliation : (cid:31) Supported by Prachai - Orapin Leophairatana’s Fund * Samitivej Hospital, Bangkok ** Priest Hospital, Bangkok
From December 2004 until November 2005, 15 cases of endobronchial cancer presenting with 22 episodes of mechanical obstruction of the airway, difficulty in breathing, hemoptysis, severe coughing, obstructive pneumonia and identified recurrent atelectasis of the lungs. The cancer was removed rapidly, effectively and without complication by a technique of fiberoptic bronchoscopic electrocautery.
Keywords : Endobronchial cancer, Bronchoscopic electrocautery, Hemoptysis
