title: Internal fixation of high tracheal stents.
abstract: A technique for internal fixation of a silicone elastomer tracheal stent is described. This technique allows the use of a short stent in situations where complex stent placement otherwise would be necessary. The procedure was used successfully to manage a postresection stricture in the subglottic trachea.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque.
authors.forename: R T
authors.initials: RT
authors.lastname: Temes
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Wernly
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Cooper
authors.forename: F M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Follis
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Pett
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D020680:Bronchoscopes; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D009339:Needles; D012828:Silicones; D015607:Stents; D013536:Suture Techniques; D014135:Tracheal Stenosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*
chemical_list: D012828:Silicones