Placement of tracheobronchial silicone Y-stents: Multicenter experience and systematic review of the literature

Background: Airway obstruction or tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF) near the tracheal carina requires placement of Y-shaped stents. Herein, we describe our multicenter experience with the placement of Dumon silicone Y-stents. We also conduct a systematic review for studies describing the deployment of...

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Main Authors: Inderpaul Singh Sehgal, Sahajal Dhooria, Karan Madan, Vallandramam Pattabhiraman, Ravindra Mehta, Rajiv Goyal, Jayachandra Akkaraju, Ritesh Agarwal
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
Series:Lung India
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Online Access:http://www.lungindia.com/article.asp?issn=0970-2113;year=2017;volume=34;issue=4;spage=311;epage=317;aulast=Sehgal