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Airway Y-stent Insertion in Tracheobronchomalacia: A New Experience

Authors :
Chong-Kin Liam
Teck Han Ng
AR Mohammed Fauzi
Kuan Yeh Chunn
A Mohd Ashri
Soon Hin How
Source :
IIUM Medical Journal Malaysia. 11
Publication Year :
2012
Publisher :
IIUM Press, 2012.

Abstract

This case report describes a rigid bronchoscopy-assisted placement of a silicone airway Y-stent in a patient who developed tracheobronchomalacia following repeated dilatations for post-tuberculous airway stenosis. This is the first report of an airway Y-stent insertion in Malaysia.

Details

ISSN :
27352285 and 18234631
Volume :
11
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
IIUM Medical Journal Malaysia
Accession number :
edsair.doi...........15f2724439d5107559c80520f39e5de0