Application of an expandable metallic Z-type stent for stenosis of the left main bronchus following tuberculosis--a case report] |
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| Authors: | S Iioka T Tojo H Otsuji T Yoshioka H Uchida S Kitamura |
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| Affiliation: | Department of Surgery, III, Nara Medical College, Japan. |
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| Abstract: | A 32-year-old man had been suffering from dyspnea on exertion and stridor, which were due to stenosis of the left main bronchus as a complication of bronchial tuberculosis. A three-connection stent, 1.2 cm in diameter and 4.5 cm in length was placed at the site of the bronchial stenosis. Dyspnea disappeared 2 days after the procedure, and the pulmonary function 3 weeks later showed considerable improvements in %FVC, FEV1 and MMF. |
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