Endobronchial Electrocautery Using Snare

Sample size: 13 publication Evidence: moderate

Author Information

Author(s): Masaaki Kawahara, Kiyoyuki Furuse, Nagahisa Kodama, Mitsumasa Ogawara, Shinji Atagi, Takao Kamimori, Mitsunobu Nakao, Nobuyuki Naka

Primary Institution: National Kinki Central Hospital for Chest Diseases

Electrocautery with snare is an effective and economical method for diagnosing and treating obstructing airway lesions.

Total eradication was achieved in the two patients with benign lesions.
Electroexcision helped clear the respiratory airways in all cases with malignant tumors.
There were no major side effects such as bleeding from this method.

Doctors used a special tool to remove blockages in people's airways, helping them breathe better without causing major problems.

Electrosurgery with snare was performed on 13 patients using a fiberoptic bronchoscope and local anesthesia.

The study is limited by the small sample size and the lack of long-term follow-up data.

10 men and 3 women, aged 18 to 87 years.

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