Severe Bronchomalacia in a 65-Year-Old Man Treated With Stent Insertion Instead of Surgical Bronchoplasty
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Bronchomalacia in adults is rare. A case is reported here of a 65-year-old man with severe cough and mucostasis, caused by a benign bronchomalacia of the ventral wall of the left main bronchus. This was treated successfully with the insertion of a silicone Dumon stent as an alternative to surgical bronchoplasty.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Diagnostic and Therapeutic Endoscopy
دوره 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1995