Tracheobronchial strictures: treatment with a polyurethane-covered retrievable expandable nitinol stent--initial experience.
case_series · Level IV
Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 10580974.
- No licence information is recorded for this record.
- Because redistribution is not established, this page shows the abstract only. Follow the links below for the full text.
Abstract
A polyurethane-covered retrievable expandable stent was placed in 13 patients with tracheobronchial strictures. In four patients with benign strictures, the stent was removed with use of a retrieval hook 2-6 months after placement. After stent removal, three of the four patients did not need further treatment. The retrievable stent warrants further investigation in the treatment of tracheobronchial strictures.
Medical subject headings
- Airway Obstruction
- Alloys
- Bronchial Diseases
- Coated Materials, Biocompatible
- Polyurethanes
- Stents
- Tracheal Stenosis