Airway Y-stent Insertion in Tracheobronchomalacia: A New Experience
This case report describes a rigid bronchoscopy-assisted placement of a silicone airway Y-stent in a patient who developed tracheobronchomalacia following repeated dilatations for post-tuberculous airway stenosis. This is the first report of an airway Y-stent insertion in Malaysia.
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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The Faculty of Medicine, International Islamic University Malaysia
2012
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| Online Access: | http://irep.iium.edu.my/28487/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/28487/ http://irep.iium.edu.my/28487/1/Airway_Y-stent_Insertion_in_Tracheobronchomalacia__A.pdf |
| Summary: | This case report describes a rigid bronchoscopy-assisted placement of a silicone airway Y-stent in a patient
who developed tracheobronchomalacia following repeated dilatations for post-tuberculous airway stenosis.
This is the first report of an airway Y-stent insertion in Malaysia. |
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