title: Endoscopic bougie and balloon dilatation of multiple bronchial stenoses: 10 year follow up.
abstract: This paper reports 10 year follow up data on four patients who underwent mechanical dilatation of multiple bronchial stenoses (sarcoidosis two cases, berylliosis one case, idiopathic stenoses one case). Two patients enjoyed symptomatic and physiological improvement during the nine years before they presented with a recurrence of stenosis. The other two had recurrences sooner, and improved only slightly after they had started prednisolone treatment.
authors.affiliation: Cardiothoracic Centre, Liverpool.
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Ball
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Delaney
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Evans
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Donnelly
authors.forename: C R
authors.initials: CR
authors.lastname: Hind
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001982:Bronchial Diseases / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D002404:Catheterization; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008173:Lung Diseases, Obstructive / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012129:Respiratory Function Tests