Sawada S, Fujiwara Y, Furui S, Tanabe Y, Tanigawa N, Kobayashi M, Iwamiya T, Morioka N, Ohta Y
Department of Radiology, Tottori University Hospital, Japan.
Acta Radiol. 1993 May;34(3):263-5.
Gianturco expandable metallic stents were placed in 5 patients with dyspnea on exercise due to tuberculous bronchial stenosis. The stents were placed after dilatation with a 10-mm diameter high pressure balloon catheter. In all 5 patients, obstructive changes disappeared following the procedure, and dyspnea on exercise improved markedly. No complications related to the procedure were encountered. At follow-up during a period of up to 38 months, 2 patients showed bronchial restenosis at 11 and 17 months, respectively, after stent placement. Restenosis by granulomatous tissue was successfully treated by laser ablation. One patient showed slight one-day hemoptysis 26 months after stent placement.
