Diode-Pumped Laser for Lung-Sparing Surgical Treatment of Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma

Servet Bölükbas; Christian Biancosino; Bassam Redwan; Michael Eberlein

doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2017.01.029

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Diode-Pumped Laser for Lung-Sparing Surgical Treatment of Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma

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Diode-Pumped Laser for Lung-Sparing Surgical Treatment of Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma

Servet Bölükbas, Christian Biancosino, Bassam Redwan and Michael Eberlein

The Annals of thoracic surgery, Vol.103(6), pp.e529-e530

06/2017

DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2017.01.029

PMID: 28528059

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Abstract

Surgical resection represents one of the essential cornerstones in multimodal treatment of malignant pleural mesothelioma. In cases of tumor infiltration of the lung, lung-scarifying procedures such as lobectomies or pneumonectomies might be necessary to achieve macroscopic complete resection. However, this increases the morbidity of the patients because it leads to possible delay of the planned chemotherapy or radiotherapy. Innovative surgical techniques are therefore required to enable salvage of the lung parenchyma and optimization of surgical treatment. Here we report our first experience with a diode-pumped neodymium-doped yttrium aluminium garnet laser for parenchyma-sparing lung resection during surgery for malignant pleural mesothelioma.

Mesothelioma - surgery

Humans

Laser Therapy

Middle Aged

Pleural Neoplasms - surgery

Lasers, Semiconductor - therapeutic use

Lung Neoplasms - surgery

Mesothelioma, Malignant

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Title: Subtitle: Diode-Pumped Laser for Lung-Sparing Surgical Treatment of Malignant Pleural Mesothelioma
Creators: Servet Bölükbas - Department of Thoracic Surgery, Helios University Hospital Wuppertal, University Witten/Herdecke, Wuppertal, Germany. Electronic address: dr.bolukbas@gmx.de
Christian Biancosino - Department of Thoracic Surgery, Helios University Hospital Wuppertal, University Witten/Herdecke, Wuppertal, Germany
Bassam Redwan - Department of Thoracic Surgery, Helios University Hospital Wuppertal, University Witten/Herdecke, Wuppertal, Germany
Michael Eberlein - Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care and Occupational Medicine, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa, USA
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: The Annals of thoracic surgery, Vol.103(6), pp.e529-e530
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2017.01.029
PMID: 28528059
ISSN: 0003-4975
eISSN: 1552-6259
Language: English
Date published: 06/2017
Academic Unit: Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Occupational Medicine; Internal Medicine
Record Identifier: 9984094397402771

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