title: Removal of an external stent of the bronchus.
abstract: We report a case of a patient who underwent removal of an external stent of the bronchus. She had undergone external stenting for tracheobronchomalacia. After removal of the external stent, the bronchus was just as widely patent as preoperative state.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Chiba Children Hospital, Midori, Chiba, Japan. finitoyuki@msn.com
authors.forename: Yuki
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: Mitsuru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Aoki
authors.forename: Yuzo
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nagase
authors.forename: Tadashi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fujiwara
mesh_terms: D001980:Bronchi / Q000254:growth & development / Q000601:surgery*; D002315:Cardiopulmonary Bypass; D002648:Child; D020878:Device Removal; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D012086:Reoperation; D015607:Stents; D056346:Sternotomy; D019616:Thoracic Surgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D055089:Tracheobronchomalacia / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene