The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 139, Issue 4 , Pages 997-1000 , April 2010

Endobronchial tumor debulking with a flexible cryoprobe for immediate treatment of malignant stenosis

  • Christian Schumann, MD

      Affiliations

    • Center of Internal Medicine, Clinic of Internal Medicine II, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany
    • C.S., M.H., and J.H contributed equally to this article.
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress for reprints: Christian Schumann, MD, University of Ulm, Clinic of Internal Medicine II, Albert-Einstein-Allee 23, 89081 Ulm, Germany.
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  • Martin Hetzel, MD

      Affiliations

    • Clinic of Pneumology and Internal Medicine, Red Cross Hospital, Stuttgart, Germany
    • C.S., M.H., and J.H contributed equally to this article.
    • ,
  • Alexander J. Babiak, MD

      Affiliations

    • Clinic of Pneumology and Internal Medicine, Red Cross Hospital, Stuttgart, Germany
    • ,
  • Jürgen Hetzel, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Internal Medicine II, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
    • C.S., M.H., and J.H contributed equally to this article.
    • ,
  • Tobias Merk, MD

      Affiliations

    • Center of Internal Medicine, Clinic of Internal Medicine II, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany
    • ,
  • Thomas Wibmer, MD

      Affiliations

    • Center of Internal Medicine, Clinic of Internal Medicine II, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany
    • ,
  • Philipp M. Lepper, MD

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pneumology, University Hospital of Bern (Inselspital) and University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
    • ,
  • Stefan Krüger, MD

      Affiliations

    • Center of Internal Medicine, Clinic of Internal Medicine II, University of Ulm, Ulm, Germany
    • Medical Clinic I, University Clinic Aachen, Aachen, Germany

Received 16 March 2009 ,Revised 9 May 2009 ,Accepted 20 June 2009.

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 Disclosures: M.H., A.J.B., and J.H. report lecture fees from ERBE, the manufacturer of the cryoprobe.

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doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2009.06.023

The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume 139, Issue 4 , Pages 997-1000 , April 2010

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