Feasibility and long-term safety of Ho:YAG laser lithotripsy in broncholithiasis patients

Abstract Background Treatment of broncholithiasis is complex, especially in the case of a large or transbronchial broncholith. Holmium-yttrium aluminum garnet (Ho:YAG) laser lithotripsy may be a useful treatment in broncholithiasis; however, as it is not yet common practice, the optimal parameters a...

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Main Authors: Yuan Cheng, Guangfa Wang, Wei Zhang, Hong Zhang, Xi Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-03-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12890-021-01407-8