Removal of self expandable metallic airway stent: A rare case report

Removal of self expandable metallic airway stent: A rare case report

Covered self expandable metallic airway stents (SEMS) have been used for benign tracheal stenosis, post intubation tracheal stenosis, tracheal burn or trauma, tracheo-broncho-malacia, and extrinsic compression of trachea. Their placement is considered to be permanent, with open surgery the only way...

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Main Authors: Rakesh K Chawla, Arun Madan, Ishwar Singh, Rahul Mudoiya, Aditya Chawla, Radha Gupta, Kiran Chawla, Roopam Chhabra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2013-01-01
Series:Lung India
Subjects:
Granulation tissue inside the stent
stenosis above the stent
stent fracture
stent migration
Online Access:http://www.lungindia.com/article.asp?issn=0970-2113;year=2013;volume=30;issue=1;spage=64;epage=66;aulast=Chawla

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