• Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol · Jul 2004

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    Management of tracheobronchial strictures.

    • Ji Hoon Shin, Ho-Young Song, and Tae Sun Shim.
    • Department of Radiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, 388-1, Poongnap-dong, Songpa-gu, 138-736, Seoul, Korea.
    • Cardiovasc Intervent Radiol. 2004 Jul 1; 27 (4): 314-24.

    AbstractRecently, the use of tracheobronchial stents has increased greatly sue to the advantages of easy placement and prompt airway relief. in addition, trachebronchial stents provide an alternative to open surgical procedures in select patients with benign tracheobronchial stenosis or obstruction, in particular those with tracheobronchial tuberculosis. This paper review the indications for tracheobronchial stent placement, appropriate stent selection, pre-procedure evaluation, and the results of stent placement for benign and malignant tracheobronchial strictures.

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