Flexible bronchoscopic insertion of self-expanding metal stents in malignant tracheal lesions without fluoroscopic guidance
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Placement of self-expandable bifurcated metallic stents without use of fluoroscopic and guidewire guidance to palliate central airway lesions
BACKGROUND Self-expandable metallic stents (SEMS) can be used to treat malignant obstructions and fistulas of the central airways. SEMS can be placed using different methods. Recently, a rigid bronchoscope has been used for stent placement without the need for fluoroscopy. We retrospectively evaluated patients for whom SEMS were placed using a rigid bronchoscope, without employing guidewires or...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Association of Chest Physicians
سال: 2016
ISSN: 2320-8775
DOI: 10.4103/2320-8775.168619