Corresponding author: Chul Ho Chang, M.D., Ph.D., Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, and Anesthesia and Pain Research Institute, Yonsei University College of Medicine, 211, Eonju-ro, Gangnam-gu, Seoul 135-720, Korea. Tel: 82-2-2019-3528, Fax: 82-2-3463-0940, E-mail: [email protected] This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-C...

To the growing list of serendipitous advantages of the flexible fibemptic bronchoscope, we add another. I . the cases where bronchographic examination is desired in addition to bronchoscopic examination, the procedures are pexformed in sequence. By using the 9erible fibemptic bronrhoscope as a hryngmcope, the trachea is eesify cannulated under endoscopic direction. This technique not only saves...

anterior descending and the circumflex coronary arteries. The patient was discharged on May 13, 1976 while doing well; however, he returned to die hospital on June 21, 1976, with severe congestive heart failure dial was unresponsive to medical management. On July 20, 1976, cardiac catheterization and left ventriculographic and coronary angiographic studies were done. The diastolic pressures in ...

Corresponding author: In-Soo Han, M.D., Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Bucheon St. Mary's Hospital, 2, Sosa-dong, Wonmi-gu, Bucheon 420-717, Korea. Tel: 82-32-340-2158, Fax: 82-32-340-2545, E-mail: [email protected] This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http:// cre...

Stenosis of the trachea and bronchi can complicate many diseases and lead to significant pulmonary complaints. Unfortunately, steroids rarely yield satisfactory results in reversing symptoms. We describe six patients with symptomatic airway stenosis from sarcoidosis, all of whom were refractory to steroid therapy. By using a Fogarty embolectomy catheter inserted through the inner channel of a f...