Moderne endoskopische Verfahren bei Erkrankungen der Atmungsorgane
N Schönfeld, T Temme, C Schwarz, M Serke, S Ott · DMW - Deutsche Medizinische Wochenschrift · 2007 · Heft 49 · S. 2633-2636
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Summary Bronchoscopy is the most important diagnostic procedure for the work-up of central bronchial processes and parenchymal lung diseases, such as lung cancer, pneumonias or diffuse lung diseases. Recent progress - ultrasound, navigation systems or ultrathin bronchoscopes - was made to achieve a better yield in the diagnosis of peripheral and peribronchial lesions. Bronchial recanalisation by thermal ablation or stenting is mainly performed with rigid instruments; these procedures as well as brachytherapy in local anaesthesia should be restricted to specialized centers. If pleuracentesis does not provide the…