[Palliative intrabronchial laser treatment of malignant bronchial stenosis using the fiberbronchoscope].

During a period of 15 months we performed a laser therapy of bronchi stenosis due to malignant tumors in 28 patients. We used a Neodym-YAG-Laser (MBB-AT, Munich), guided through a fiberbronchoscope (Olympus BF-1 TR). 59% of total-stenoses and 83% of the partly occluded bronchi could be opened sufficiently.