Removal of long-term tracheal stents with excellent tracheal healing.
case_report · Level V
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- Also identified by DOI 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2009.07.040.
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Abstract
Covered metallic endobronchial stents are increasingly used in the management of diverse large airway pathology and once deployed they are considered permanent. Long-term complications of stent fracture and airway granulation tissue formation may necessitate stent removal. We describe successful endoscopic removal of the Ultraflex expandable tracheal metallic stents (Microvasive; Boston Scientific, Natick, MA) in 5 patients at 105, 84, 50, 38, and 21 months after deployment, with excellent tracheal healing and clearance of granulation tissue noted at 6 weeks after removal in each patient.
Medical subject headings
- Bronchoscopy
- Coated Materials, Biocompatible
- Device Removal
- Equipment Failure
- Granulation Tissue
- Stents
- Trachea
- Tracheal Neoplasms
- Tracheal Stenosis
- Wound Healing