title: The safety and efficacy of a new self-expandable intratracheal nitinol stent for the tracheal collapse in dogs.
abstract: To evaluate the potential utility of a self-expandable intratracheal nitinol stent with flared ends for the treatment of tracheal collapse in dogs, endotracheal stenting therapy was performed under fluoroscopic guidance in four dogs with severe tracheal collapse. During the 4 to 7 month followup, after stent implantation, clinical signs, including dyspnea and respiratory distress, dramatically improved in all dogs. The radiographs showed that the implanted stents improved the tracheal collapse, and there were no side effects such as collapse, shortening or migration of the stents. In conclusion, the self-expandable intratracheal nitinol stents provided adequate stability to the trachea and were effective for attenuating the clinical signs associated with severe tracheal collapse.
authors.affiliation: College of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University, Seoul 143-701, Korea.
authors.forename: Joon-young
authors.initials: JY
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Hyun-jung
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: Hun-young
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Yun
authors.forename: Bora
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Ha-young
authors.initials: HY
authors.lastname: Jang
authors.forename: Ki-dong
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Eom
authors.forename: Hee-myung
authors.initials: HM
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Soon-wuk
authors.initials: SW
authors.lastname: Jeong
mesh_terms: D000497:Alloys; D000818:Animals; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D004285:Dogs; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000662:veterinary; D015607:Stents / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000662:veterinary*; D014135:Tracheal Stenosis / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*
chemical_list: D000497:Alloys; C013616:nitinol