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Respiratory Medicine

Therapeutic Bronchoscopy

Therapeutic Bronchoscopy is a procedure to treat benign and malignant airway obstruction. These procedures can be performed with flexible bronchoscopy under intravenous sedation or general anesthesia: 

  • Argon Plasma Coagulation (APC) is an electrosurgical, noncontact thermal ablation technique that use argon gas to Cauterise and Devitalise tissue and/ or achieve hemostasis
  • Cryotherapy for employing extremely low temperatures to freeze tissue for destruction (cryoablation) or biopsy (cryobiopsy)
  • Bronchoscopic Lung Volume Reduction (BLVR) : by using one-way endobronchial valve or endobronchial steam/vapor to shrink the damaged lobe/ segment to enhance lung function and quality of life
  • Placement of Fiducial Markers for guiding Cyberknife a radiotherapy to cancerous spots in patients with lung cancer or metastatic lesion
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Happy Valley

Address:
10/F, Li Shu Pui Block,
Hong Kong Sanatorium & Hospital,
2 Village Road, Happy Valley, Hong Kong
Service hours:
Closed on Sundays and Public Holidays
Consultation by Appointment

Tel.:
(852) 2835 8673
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Fax:
(852) 2892 7430
WhatsApp:
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