Use of expandable metal stents in the treatment of bronchial obstruction.
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چکیده
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 44 8 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1989