Simplified placement of a silicone tracheal Y stent.
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.
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Section of Thoracic Surgery, Medical City Dallas Hospital, Texas.
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D001999:Bronchoscopy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015607:Stents; D014132:Trachea; D014135:Tracheal Stenosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*