caa a22 4500 469117672 CHVBK 20180323133129.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170328e19921101xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/BF02734121 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/BF02734121 Role of the gianturco expandable metal stent in the management of tracheobronchial obstruction [Elektronische Daten] [P. George, J. Duncan Irving, Asghar Khaghani, Robert Dick] This paper reports our experience in treating localized airway obstruction with expandable metal stents. Nine patients were treated for malignant obstruction and 6 for benign obstruction. The main indications for treatment were imminent asphyxia, breathlessness and/or repeated chest infections. All but 2 patients had received other treatments before referral. Seven patients with malignant obstruction had extrinsically compressed airways and all derived a sustained symptomatic improvement. Two patients with recurrent tracheal obstruction caused by intraluminal tumor gained lasting relief with the use of a covered expandable metal stent. All 6 patients with benign strictures were improved, although 2 developed recurrent obstruction caused by granulation tissue growing within, and beyond the stent. It is concluded that the expandable metal stent provides an effective and noninvasive method of relieving large airway obstruction. As the long-term tissue tolerance to this type of stent is not known, caution is advised in the management of benign strictures. In patients with malignant obstruction, however, the expandable metal stent would appear to have considerable potential as a palliative treatment. Springer-Verlag New York Inc., 1992 Gianturco expandable metal stent nationallicence Large airway obstruction nationallicence George P. Department of Thoracic Medicine, London Chest Hospital, Bonner Rd., E2 9JX, London, England aut Duncan Irving J. Department of Thoracic Medicine, London Chest Hospital, Bonner Rd., E2 9JX, London, England aut Khaghani Asghar Harefield Hospital, E2 9JX, London, Middlesex, England aut Dick Robert Royal Free Hospital, Bonner Rd., E2 9JX, London, England aut CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology Springer-Verlag 15/6(1992-11-01), 375-381 0174-1551 15:6<375 1992 15 270 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02734121 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02734121 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- George P. Department of Thoracic Medicine, London Chest Hospital, Bonner Rd., E2 9JX, London, England aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Duncan Irving J. Department of Thoracic Medicine, London Chest Hospital, Bonner Rd., E2 9JX, London, England aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Khaghani Asghar Harefield Hospital, E2 9JX, London, Middlesex, England aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Dick Robert Royal Free Hospital, Bonner Rd., E2 9JX, London, England aut NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- CardioVascular and Interventional Radiology Springer-Verlag 15/6(1992-11-01), 375-381 0174-1551 15:6<375 1992 15 270 Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer