Fixation of silicone stents in the subglottic trachea: preventing stent migration using a fixation apparatus.
Silicone stents are widely used to treat benign or malignant airway stenosis. However, since straight silicone stents placed into the subglottic trachea to treat stenosis display a high risk of migration, novel approaches are required. The present report outlines our method of external fixation for silicone stents in the subglottic trachea. This technique utilizes a fixation apparatus, is readily performed, and may help to overcome the hesitation seen in placing silicone stents for subglottic tracheal stenosis.
Miwa
Keisuke
K
Department of Surgery, Kurume University School of Medicine, Kurume, Japan. keisuke@med.kurume-u.ac.jp
Takamori
Shinzo
S
Hayashi
Akihiro
A
Fukunaga
Mari
M
Shirouzu
Kazuo
K
D001999:Bronchoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D005548:Foreign-Body Migration / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006801:Humans; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D012828:Silicones; D015607:Stents; D013536:Suture Techniques; D014132:Trachea / Q000601:surgery*
D012828:Silicones