title: Benign bronchial stenosis treated with balloon bronchoplasty and metal stents.
abstract: We report a case of a benign bronchial stenosis that presented clinically with recurrent respiratory infections and increasing dyspnoea. This was associated with transradiancy and oligaemia of the ipsilateral lung. Treatment with balloon bronchoplasty and self-expanding metal stents prevented recurrent pneumonia and led to a sustained improvement in exercise tolerance.
authors.affiliation: Department of Radiology, Western Infirmary, Glasgow.
authors.forename: R D
authors.initials: RD
authors.lastname: Edwards
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Wilkinson
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Turner
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001982:Bronchial Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D002404:Catheterization; D002406:Catheterization, Peripheral; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015607:Stents