title: Tracheal obstruction after placement of a metal wire expandable stent (Wallstent).
abstract: Metal wire expandable stents are increasingly being used to alleviate tracheal obstruction due to malignancies. Patients usually tolerate these stents well and experience good to excellent palliation of their symptoms [1]. We report a case in which severe tracheal obstruction occurred 5 days after placement of a Wallstent, caused by formation of fibrinoid plaques at the proximal end of the stent.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonary Disease, Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Koster
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Baas
authors.forename: J P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Wagenaar
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: van Zandwijk
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D015607:Stents; D014135:Tracheal Stenosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy