Wire stent for tracheomalacia in a five-year-old girl.

Bousamra, M; Tweddell, J S; Wells, R G; Splaingard, M L; Sty, J R · Ann Thorac Surg · 1996

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

A wire stent was used successfully to treat life-threatening tracheomalacia in a 5-year-old girl. Wire stents placed bronchoscopically are nonobstructing and have the potential for balloon expansion to accommodate growth.

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