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Title:

Carcinoid tumours of the lung and the 'PEPPS' approach: evaluation of preoperative bronchoscopic tumour debulking as preparation for subsequent parenchyma-sparing surgery.

Document type:
Journal Article
Author(s):
Neuberger, Michael; Hapfelmeier, Alexander; Schmidt, Michael; Gesierich, Wolfgang; Reichenberger, Frank; Morresi-Hauf, Alicia; Hatz, Rudolf A; Lindner, Michael
Abstract:
Preoperative bronchoscopic tumour ablation has been suggested as a beneficial treatment for bronchopulmonary carcinoid tumours, although data regarding its effects and long-term outcome are lacking.In our case-matched cohort study with 208 patients with bronchopulmonary carcinoid tumours we investigated the role of preoperative bronchoscopic interventions before subsequent surgery and analysed the safety of this Procedure of Endobronchial Preparation for Parenchyma-sparing Surgery (PEPPS) based...     »
Journal title abbreviation:
BMJ Open Respir Res
Year:
2015
Journal volume:
2
Journal issue:
1
Pages contribution:
e000090
Language:
eng
Fulltext / DOI:
doi:10.1136/bmjresp-2015-000090
Pubmed ID:
http://view.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26203359
Print-ISSN:
2052-4439
TUM Institution:
Institut für Medizinische Statistik und Epidemiologie
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