Use of Gianturco self-expandable stents in the tracheobronchial tree.

作者信息

Varela A, Maynar M, Irving D, Dick R, Reyes R, Rousseau H, Lopez L, Pulido-Duque J M, Letourneau J G, Castañeda-Zúñiga W R

机构信息

Department of Thoracic Surgery, Hospital Nuestra Señora del Pino, Canary Islands, Spain.

出版信息

Ann Thorac Surg. 1990 May;49(5):806-9. doi: 10.1016/0003-4975(90)90029-6.

Gianturco self-expandable stents were used successfully in the management of 5 patients with tracheobronchial pathology. Placement was performed under endoscopic and fluoroscopic guidance. None of the patients has experienced complications secondary to the stent placement, and in all of them the clinical problems resolved satisfactorily. Longer follow-up is required to determine the place of tracheobronchial stenting in patients with respiratory compromise.