title: [Application of an expandable metallic Z-type stent for stenosis of the left main bronchus following tuberculosis--a case report].
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, III, Nara Medical College, Japan.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Iioka
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Tojo
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Otsuji
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yoshioka
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Uchida
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kitamura
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001980:Bronchi / Q000601:surgery*; D001982:Bronchial Diseases / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D013193:Stainless Steel; D015607:Stents; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000150:complications*
chemical_list: D013193:Stainless Steel