title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Ave, Desk F-24, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA. murthys1@ccf.org
authors.forename: Sudish
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Murthy
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000497:Alloys; D001982:Bronchial Diseases / Q000628:therapy*; D018288:Carcinoma, Small Cell / Q000628:therapy*; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000628:therapy*; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000628:therapy; D004867:Equipment Design; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010166:Palliative Care; D015607:Stents; D014134:Tracheal Neoplasms / Q000628:therapy*; D014135:Tracheal Stenosis / Q000628:therapy*
chemical_list: D000497:Alloys; C013616:nitinol