Patient Name: William Wadsworth
Date of Birth: 8/13/1970
Gender: M
Patient Type: Inpatient
Reason for Visit: Cancer
Notes/Comments: Unit 2 Case Study 1
PREOPERATIVE DIAGNOSIS: Right main bronchus lesions
POSTOPERATIVE DIAGNOSIS: Carcinoma right main bronchus
INDICATION: This is a 48-year old male seen today in follow-up for a previous bronchoscopy that showed two
suspicious lesions in the right main bronchus, at which time bronchial washings were obtained revealing
carcinoma in situ. He presents today for laser photo resection destruction of these lesions.
PROCEDURE: The patient was brought to the OR Suite, prepped, draped and given general anesthesia, a rigid
bronchoscope is inserted and advanced through the larynx to the main bronchus. The areas were treated with
YAG laser photo resection. The patient was awakened and returned to the recovery room in satisfactory
condition.