title: [Peroral transluminal dilatation of malignant bronchial stenosis].
abstract: We performed balloon-dilatations of complete malignant bronchial stenoses in three patients as a method of acute relief of tumor-induced atelectases before the institution of scheduled endobronchial laser-treatment. In all three cases we were able to reopen the affected bronchi without complications even in a at least two months existing complete atelectases. In four patients we performed bronchography of the pre- and poststenotic bronchi to demonstrate anatomy for safe endobronchial laser-treatment of these complete occlusions.
authors.affiliation: Abteilung für Allgemeine Radiologie III, Kliniken der Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe-Universität, Frankfurt.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Rauber
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kronenberger
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D001982:Bronchial Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D001995:Bronchography; D002404:Catheterization / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
vernacular_title: Perorale transluminale Dilatation maligner Bronchusverschlüsse.