Preliminary study for a newly designed silicone stent and delivery system for canine obstructive tracheal disease.
The goal of this study was to prove the possibility of using silicone stents broadly used for human medicine in canine obstructive tracheal disease. A silicone stent anatomically designed for canine trachea was tested on 5 beagle dogs for 8 weeks. The stent was carefully inserted using a newly developed delivery device under fluoroscopic guidance. There were no technical difficulties in placing the stent during the procedure. Previously reported complications of airway stenting such as stent migration or granulation tissue formation did not occur in any of the cases. In addition, removal of the stent was as simple as inserting it, and complications were absent. The stent introduced in this study could possibly be applied to various canine obstructive tracheal diseases.
Department of Veterinary Surgery, Collage of Veterinary Medicine, Konkuk University, 1 Hwayang-dong, Gwangjin-gu, Seoul, Korea.
Dae-Hyun
DH
Kim
Chi-Bong
CB
Choi
Wook-Hun
WH
Chung
Sung-Ho
SH
Lee
A-Jin
AJ
Lee
Jae-Seung
JS
Jeong
Ho-Joong
HJ
Kim
Hwi-Yool
HY
Kim
D000818:Animals; D001999:Bronchoscopy / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000662:veterinary; D004283:Dog Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery*; D004285:Dogs; D008297:Male; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011859:Radiography; D012828:Silicones / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D015607:Stents / Q000662:veterinary*; D014133:Tracheal Diseases / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000601:surgery / Q000662:veterinary*
D012828:Silicones