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Endoscopy 1986; 18(5): 197-198
DOI: 10.1055/s-2007-1018372
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Endoscopic Removal of a Bronchial Lipoma with the Neodymium-YAG Laser

T.T. Smirniotopoulos, L.J. Quate, A. Arabian, P.K. Rohatgi
  • Pulmonary Disease Section, Medical Service, Veteran's Administration Medical Center, and the Division of Pulmonary Diseases and Allergy, George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, Washington, D.C., USA
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17 March 2008 (online)

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Summary

A 56-year-old man presented with right middle and lower lobe pneumonia with empyema. Bronchoscopy and endobronchial biopsy revealed a lipoma in the bronchus intermedius. Removal of the lipoma was achieved with the Neodymium-Yttrium-Aluminum-Garnet (Nd:YAG) laser through a fiberoptic bronchoscope. The present case represents the first report of endobronchial lipoma with the Nd:YAG laser in the United States.

Key words:

Lipoma - Bronchial neodymium:YAG laser - Bronchoscope - Fiberoptic