title: Use of balloon-expandable metallic stent in a premature infant with congenital tracheobronchial stenosis.
abstract: A congenital tracheobronchial stenosis is a rare obstructive lesion of the airway characterized by intrinsic narrowing of a segment of the trachea and bronchi. In this report, we present the smallest premature infant with a congenital tracheobronchial stenosis who has been successfully treated with balloon dilatation and placement of a balloon-expandable metallic stent.
authors.affiliation: Baskent University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neonatology, Adana, Turkey. btorer@baskent-adn.edu.tr
authors.forename: Birgin
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Törer
authors.forename: Hande
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Gülcan
authors.forename: Levent
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Oğuzkurt
authors.forename: Pelin
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Oğuzkurt
authors.forename: Aylin
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Tarcan
mesh_terms: D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000628:therapy; D001980:Bronchi / Q000002:abnormalities; D001982:Bronchial Diseases / Q000151:congenital* / Q000601:surgery*; D001995:Bronchography; D002404:Catheterization / Q000379:methods*; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D008297:Male; D035583:Rare Diseases; D015607:Stents; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014132:Trachea / Q000002:abnormalities / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D014135:Tracheal Stenosis / Q000151:congenital* / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome