Successful Treatment of Carcinomatous Central Airway Obstruction with Bronchoscopic Electrocautery Using Hot Biopsy Forceps during Mechanical Ventilation
We report the case of a 72-year-old man with occlusion of the left main bronchus due to squamous cell carcinoma of the lung.He required tracheal intubation and mechanical ventilation because of the aggravation of atelectasis and obstructive Reclaimers pneumonia.Electrocautery using hot biopsy forceps was performed during Building Set mechanical ven