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Development of Miniature Y Stent for Treatment of Postoperative Bronchial Stenosis
Audra J Schwalk1, Mathieu Marcoux1, Stephen G Swisher2
1Department of Pulmonary Medicine, University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas.
Abstract:
Bronchial stenosis after chest surgery is a rare event. In upper lobectomy it is likely due to the upward movement of the remaining lobes with torsion of the bronchus and edema. This case report describes the use of existing tools and prosthesis to create a novel miniature Y stent for a stenotic lobar bronchus that rapidly bifurcates, not allowing the insertion of a standard bronchial stent.
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