Expandable metal stents for non-malignant bronchial obstruction.
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چکیده
An expandable metal stent was inserted to relieve bronchial obstruction following lobectomy for localised squamous carcinoma which had not been relieved by bronchoplasty with a Goretex flap. This resulted in substantial improvement in lung function and exercise tolerance for nine months, following which severe inflammation around the stents required residual pneumonectomy.
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Use of expandable metal stents in the treatment of bronchial obstruction.
An expandable metal stent has been used to treat bronchial collapse due to polychondritis in one patient and extrinsic bronchial compression secondary to bronchogenic tumour in another.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Thorax
دوره 51 9 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1996