Comparison of resorbable poly-L-lactic acid polyglycolic acid and internal palmaz stents for the surgical correction of severe tracheomalacia

Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology

Volumn 112, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 515-521

  Sewall, Gregory K ^a   Connor, Nadine P ^a   Warner, Thomas ^b   Hartig, Gregory K ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c University of Wisconsin Health   (United States)

Author keywords

Airway stent; Resorbable stem; Stenosis; Tracheobronchomalacia; Tracheomalacia

Indexed keywords

POLYGLYCOLIC ACID; POLYLACTIC ACID;

AIRWAY STENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIODEGRADABLE IMPLANT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GRANULATION TISSUE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY DISTRESS; STENT; SURVIVAL; SWINE; TRACHEA STENOSIS; TRACHEITIS; TRACHEOMALACIA; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0038516450     PISSN: 00034894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/000348940311200606     Document Type: Article

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