Management of recurrent distal tracheal stenosis using an endoprosthesis: a case report.

نویسندگان

  • André Germano Leite
  • Douglas Kussler
چکیده

The authors report the case of a patient with recurrent distal tracheal stenosis after several tracheal resections. A T-Y tracheobronchial stent was inserted for the management of distal airway obstruction. The prosthesis was adapted based on the specifications obtained through a computed tomography scan of the chest with three-dimensional reconstruction.

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عنوان ژورنال:
  • Jornal brasileiro de pneumologia : publicacao oficial da Sociedade Brasileira de Pneumologia e Tisilogia

دوره 34 2  شماره 

صفحات  -

تاریخ انتشار 2008