| Title | Use of balloon-expandable metallic stent in a premature infant with congenital tracheobronchial stenosis: A Case Report. | | Author(s) | Törer B, Gülcan H, Oğuzkurt L, Oğuzkurt P, Tarcan A | | Institution | Baskent University Faculty of Medicine, Department of Neonatology, Adana, Turkey. | | Source | Pediatr Pulmonol 2008 Feb 19. | | Abstract | A congenital tracheobronchial stenosis is a rare obstructive lesion of the airway characterized by intrinsic narrowing of a segment of the trachea and bronchi. In this report, we present the smallest premature infant with a congenital tracheobronchial stenosis who has been successfully treated with balloon dilatation and placement of a balloon-expandable metallic stent. Pediatr Pulmonol. (c) 2008 Wiley-Liss, Inc. | | Language | ENG | | Pub Type(s) | JOURNAL ARTICLE
| | PubMed ID | 18286549 |
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