title: [Indications, technical implementation and results of endobronchial stent implantation].
abstract: 14 patients with central malignant airway obstructions (n = 10), poststenotic pneumonia (n = 2) and esophagotracheal fistulas (n = 2) were treated with self-expanding stents in the trachea (n = 9), right (n = 4) and left (n = 1) main bronchus. The results showed that stent implantation in the tracheobronchial system is a very effective palliative treatment in the above-mentioned indications which takes immediate effect and complements the already established palliative therapy modalities in central airway malignancies.
authors.affiliation: Klinik für Allgemeine Chirurgie und Thoraxchirurgie, Christian-Albrechts-Universität Kiel.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Thies
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Elfeldt
mesh_terms: D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000628:therapy*; D001984:Bronchial Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D006801:Humans; D010166:Palliative Care; D015607:Stents; D014134:Tracheal Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*; D014135:Tracheal Stenosis / Q000628:therapy*; D014138:Tracheoesophageal Fistula / Q000628:therapy*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
vernacular_title: Indikation, technische Durchführung und Ergebnisse der endobronchialen Stentimplantation.