title: Simplified placement of a silicone tracheal Y stent.
abstract: Current methods of insertion of silicone tracheal Y stents can be technically challenging. A simplified method of carinal stent insertion is presented. This method is easy to learn and takes only a few seconds to accomplish.
authors.affiliation: Section of Thoracic Surgery, Medical City Dallas Hospital, Texas.
authors.forename: T E
authors.initials: TE
authors.lastname: Acuff
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Mack
authors.forename: W H
authors.initials: WH
authors.lastname: Ryan
mesh_terms: D001999:Bronchoscopy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015607:Stents; D014132:Trachea; D014135:Tracheal Stenosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*