Dilatation of bronchial stenosis with Gruentzig balloon.
Current treatments for bronchial stenosis include surgical resection, laser photoresections, cryotherapy, and limited experience with balloon dilatation. This article describes the use of the Gruentzig balloon for treatment of an acquired bronchial anastomotic stricture after sleeve resection for carcinoma.
D001982:Bronchial Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D002283:Carcinoma, Bronchogenic / Q000601:surgery; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000628:therapy; D004106:Dilatation / Q000295:instrumentation; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011183:Postoperative Complications / Q000628:therapy