title: Secure closure of the tracheal incision after natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery with a silicone tracheal stent.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory Animal Center, Department of Surgery, Chang-Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou and Chang-Gung University, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan.
authors.forename: Yun-Hen
authors.initials: YH
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Yi-Chen
authors.initials: YC
authors.lastname: Wu
authors.forename: Tzu-Ping
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Po-Jen
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Ko
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D020680:Bronchoscopes; D004285:Dogs; D005240:Feasibility Studies; D023421:Models, Animal; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D012828:Silicones; D015607:Stents; D013906:Thoracoscopy; D013997:Time Factors; D014132:Trachea / Q000601:surgery*; D014945:Wound Healing
chemical_list: D012828:Silicones