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The use of cryosurgery in thoracic medicine is a relatively recent development compared to other medical specialties where the lesions are easily accessible. In fact, thoracic medicine is reliant on endoscopes with a very narrow bore in order to treat tracheal or bronchial lesions. The cryoprobes must be of a sufficiently narrow diameter in order to pass through the lumen of rigid or fibreoptic bronchoscopes.
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Homasson, JP., Maiwand, O., Sabate, D.L. (2001). Pulmonary Cryosurgery. In: Korpan, N.N. (eds) Atlas of Cryosurgery. Springer, Vienna. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-7091-6207-1_14
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