[Endoscopic laser operations on the trachea and bronchi]

The result of 596 laser endoscopic operations in 368 patients with tracheobronchial tumor was analyzed. In 175 (47.5%) patients the complete recanalization of stenosis was noted, in 119 (32.4%)--partial and in 74 (20.1%)--treatment was uneffective. In 9 (3.4%) patients the complications occurred.