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External fixation of proximal tracheal airway stents: a modified technique.

Abstract

Treatment of subglottic and proximal tracheal stenosis for nonsurgical candidates includes tracheostomy, Montgomery T tubes, and silicone stents. When used in lesions with concomitant malacia, silicone stents have a high incidence of migration. We describe a simple and effective technique of securing endoluminal stents using an Endo Close suturing device (Coviden, Boston, MA) and an external silicone button in 9 consecutive patients.

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    • Authors

    Majid A, Fernandez-Bussy S, Kent M, Folch E, Fernandez L, Cheng G, Gangadharan SP

    Institution

    Division of Thoracic Surgery and Interventional Pulmonology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA. amajid@bidmc.harvard.edu

    Source

    The Annals of thoracic surgery 93:6 2012 Jun pg e167-9

    MeSH

    Adult
    Bronchoscopy
    Humans
    Retrospective Studies
    Silicones
    Stents
    Suture Techniques
    Tracheal Stenosis
    Tracheotomy

    Pub Type(s)

    Journal Article

    Language

    eng

    PubMed ID

    22632539