Removal of an external stent of the bronchus.
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.
Nakamura
Yuki
Y
Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Chiba Children Hospital, Midori, Chiba, Japan. finitoyuki@msn.com
Aoki
Mitsuru
M
Nagase
Yuzo
Y
Fujiwara
Tadashi
T
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
D011138:Polytetrafluoroethylene