Vapor ablation treatment of obstructive lung disease

Vapor ablation treatment of obstructive lung disease

A treatment of obstructive lung disease includes aiming a condensable vapor towards the airway wall, causing a band-shaped lesion to grow to a depth into the airway wall. Ablation parameters are set to control the depth of the band-shaped lesion to encompass the epithelial layer and exclude the smoo...

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Hauptverfasser: Keast, Thomas M, Henne, Erik, Barry, Robert L
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Sprache:eng
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MEDICAL OR VETERINARY SCIENCE
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Zusammenfassung:A treatment of obstructive lung disease includes aiming a condensable vapor towards the airway wall, causing a band-shaped lesion to grow to a depth into the airway wall. Ablation parameters are set to control the depth of the band-shaped lesion to encompass the epithelial layer and exclude the smooth muscle layer of the airway. A wide variety of configurations of the vapor delivery are described to create ablation patterns in the airways of the patient with particular emphasis on treating chronic bronchitis.