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Tracheo-bronchial cryotherapy may be carried out using rigid, semi-rigid or flexible cryoprobes. The rigid and semi-rigid cryoprobes are used with a rigid bronchoscope and the flexible cryoprobes are used in the operative lumen of a fibre optic bronchoscope.
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Homasson, JP. (1992). Tracheo-bronchial endoscopic cryotherapy. In: Homasson, JP., Bell, N. (eds) Cryotherapy in Chest Medicine. Springer, Paris. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-2-8178-0880-2_6
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