Therapeutic Ablation
Thermal Ablative Therapies
Highlights device physics, energy delivery parameters, patient selection, and combination approaches for malignant and benign airway pathology.
Laser therapy • APC • CryotherapyReading time · 29mWord count · 3,713
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Exam mapping & scope
This chapter covers immediate-effect thermal modalities used in interventional bronchoscopy for central airway disorders: medical lasers, electrocautery (EC), and argon plasma coagulation (APC). It maps to AABIP blueprint domains on management of malignant central airway obstruction (CAO), benign stenosis, hemostasis, device physics/safety, anesthesia/ventilation strategies, procedural technique, outcomes, and complication management.
Focus this round
- Energy selection
- Safety protocols
- Technique pearls