A Pilot Study of a Novel through-the-Scope Self-Expandable Metallic Airway Stents Delivery System in Malignant Central Airway Obstruction

Objective. Self-expandable metallic (SEM) airway stents are an important approach to malignant central airway obstruction (CAO). SEM airway stent insertions are usually performed under fluoroscopic guidance over a guide wire placed through a flexible bronchoscope often resulting in a longer procedur...

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Main Authors: Jun-hong Jiang, Da-xiong Zeng, Chang-guo Wang, Yan-bin Chen, Dan Shen, Jin-yu Mao, J. Francis Turner, Jian-an Huang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2019-01-01
Series:Canadian Respiratory Journal
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/7828526