Expandable metal stents for non-malignant bronchial obstruction. |
| |
| Authors: | R. A. Fox R. De L Stanbridge J. Brown J. F. Riordan R. M. Rudd |
| |
| Affiliation: | Department of Thoracic Medicine, London Chest Hospital, UK. |
| |
| Abstract: | ![]()
An expandable metal stent was inserted to relieve bronchial obstruction following lobectomy for localised squamous carcinoma which had not been relieved by bronchoplasty with a Goretex flap. This resulted in substantial improvement in lung function and exercise tolerance for nine months, following which severe inflammation around the stents required residual pneumonectomy. |
| |
| Keywords: | |
|
|
