Bronchoscopic submucosal dissection with Hybrid Knife: a new technique treating tracheal leiomyoma

Chuanjia Gu; Junxiang Chen; Xiaoxuan Zheng; Jiayuan Sun

doi:10.1093/ejcts/ezab040

Bronchoscopic submucosal dissection with Hybrid Knife: a new technique treating tracheal leiomyoma

Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2021 Jul 30;60(2):428-430. doi: 10.1093/ejcts/ezab040.

Authors

Chuanjia Gu^{1

2}, Junxiang Chen^{1

2}, Xiaoxuan Zheng^{1

2}, Jiayuan Sun^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Respiratory Endoscopy, Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China.
² Shanghai Engineering Research Center of Respiratory Endoscopy, Shanghai, China.

PMID: 33550365
DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezab040

Abstract

Primary tracheal leiomyoma is exceedingly rare and recommended management has not been defined yet. Surgical management has been considered to be the standard treatment historically. Bronchoscopic intervention may be an ideal alternative for patients who refuse or are not fit for surgery. We report the first bronchoscopic submucosal dissection using an innovative water-jet Hybrid Knife performed on a patient with recurrent primary tracheal leiomyoma.

Keywords: Bronchoscopic submucosal dissection; Hybrid Knife; Primary tracheal leiomyoma.

MeSH terms

Dissection
Endoscopy
Humans
Leiomyoma* / diagnostic imaging
Leiomyoma* / surgery
Tracheal Neoplasms* / diagnostic imaging
Tracheal Neoplasms* / surgery
Treatment Outcome