Gianturco self-expanding metallic stents in treatment of tracheobronchial stenosis after single lung and heart and lung transplantation
- 1 January 1991
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in European Journal of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery
- Vol. 5 (12) , 648-652
- https://doi.org/10.1016/1010-7940(91)90121-y
Abstract
Three patients with recurrent bronchial stenosis following single lungtransplant (SLTx), and one patient with tracheal stenosis followingheart-lung transplantation (HLTx), not responding to repeated dilatations(3 patients) and prolonged use of silastic stents (patient with trachealstenosis), have been treated by the endoscopic insertion of Gianturcoself-expanding metallic stents under fluoroscopic control. The stentresulted in immediate improvement in respiratory function in all fourpatients. One patient (SLTx) had early bronchial re-stenosis due to growthof granulation tissue within the stent which was successfully treated bycryotherapy. In one patient (HLTx), a left lower lobe bronchial stenosisdeveloped 14 months after tracheal stenting. The metallic stent appears tobe a promising device in the management of recurrent or resistant bronchialstenosis following SLTx or tracheal stenosis after HLTx.Keywords
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