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Treatment of airway stenosis with a customized bronchial stent using a three-dimensional printer and flexible
Toshihiro Ojima1, Naoya Kitamura1
1Department of Thoracic Surgery Kurobe City Hospital Toyama Japan.
Respirology Case Reports
|October 2, 2019
Abstract:
Stent placement is recommended for patients with airway stenosis. However, ready-made stents may be difficult to fit over lesioned areas. In the current case report, we describe the creation and placement of a custom stent in an 84-year-old woman with airway stenosis. We made a bronchial mould and customized stent with a three-dimensional printer and flexible filaments. This stent was able to successfully maintain our patient's airway patency.
