Obstruction after self-expanding metallic stents in tuberculous bronchial stenosis.
Expandable metallic stents seemed to be a good method in tuberculous bronchial stenosis that does not respond to medical therapy. But there was no long-term follow-up study after stents insertion in tuberculous bronchial stenosis. We report a case of obstruction after successful Gianturco metallic stents insertion due to tuberculous bronchial stenosis.
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Department of Internal Medicine, Chonbuk National University, College of Medicine, Chon Ju, Korea.
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Rhee
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D000328:Adult; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D001982:Bronchial Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000601:surgery; D001991:Bronchitis / Q000150:complications*; D002404:Catheterization; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D005355:Fibrosis; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration; D015745:Granuloma, Foreign-Body / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D010166:Palliative Care; D001261:Pulmonary Atelectasis / Q000209:etiology; D015607:Stents / Q000009:adverse effects*; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000150:complications*