Respiratory failure due to tracheobronchomalacia.
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Respiratory failure due to tracheobronchomalacia.
A case is described of tracheobronchomegaly progressing to extensive tracheomalacia, complicated by episodic choking, recurrent pulmonary infections, and irreversible hypercapnic respiratory failure. A Y-shaped tracheobronchial stent was placed endoscopically to splint the trachea open, with excellent clinical and physiological improvement. New stent designs may provide long term palliation in ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Thorax
سال: 1996
ISSN: 0040-6376
DOI: 10.1136/thx.51.2.224