Simple technique for sizing and positioning tracheal stents.
Accurate placement of tracheobronchial stents is essential, since little adjustment can be made once the stent is deployed. We describe the use of an inexpensive tool, a radio-opaque ruler, to aid in the proper positioning of tracheobronchial stents.
Olak
J
J
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Lutheran General Hospital, Cancer Care Center, Park Ridge, Illinois 60068, USA. jemi.olak@advocatemedical.com
Rosenberg
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D001999:Bronchoscopy; D018288:Carcinoma, Small Cell / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017755:Prosthesis Fitting; D011859:Radiography; D015607:Stents; D014135:Tracheal Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*