Customized self-expanding bare metal Y stents in the treatment of malignant carinal stenosis: a retrospective analysis
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چکیده
Background: Self-expanding Y metal stent insertion is a safe and effective palliative method for malignant lesions involving the lower trachea, tracheal carina, main-stem bronchi. However, length degree of airway stenosis in different patients tend to vary, which leads call customized that could achieve better treatment effect.
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Annals of palliative medicine
سال: 2021
ISSN: ['2224-5839', '2224-5820']
DOI: https://doi.org/10.21037/apm-20-2332