Silicone tracheobronchial stent: A rare cause for bronchoesophageal fistula and distortion of airway anatomy

Silicone tracheobronchial stents are being increasingly used in a large number of patients for the treatment of tracheal stenosis. One very rare complication due to tracheobronchial stenting is bronchoesophageal fistula (BEF), which has been associated with the use of metallic stents. We report intr...

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Main Authors: Bhupesh Kumar, Ganesh Kumar Munirathinam, Goverdhan Dutt Puri, Anand Kumar Mishra, Virendra Kumar Arya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
Series:Annals of Cardiac Anaesthesia
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Online Access:http://www.annals.in/article.asp?issn=0971-9784;year=2017;volume=20;issue=3;spage=355;epage=358;aulast=Kumar