Staged dilation and stenting for long segmental tracheobronchial stenosis caused by tuberculosis

Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery

Volumn 126, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 2090-2092

  Huang, Pei Ming ^a   Chen, Jin Shing ^a   Hsu, Hsao Hsun ^a   Chang, Yih Leong ^a   Chen, Chung Wei ^a   Chien, Nai Chuan ^a   Lee, Yung Chie ^a  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ARTICLE; BRONCHODILATATION; BRONCHUS STENOSIS; BYPASS SURGERY; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FIBEROPTIC BRONCHOSCOPY; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SILICONE PROSTHESIS; STENT; TRACHEA STENOSIS; TRACHEOBRONCHIAL STENOSIS; TRACHEOBRONCHIAL TREE; TRACHEOSTOMY; TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 0346434063     PISSN: 00225223     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2003.07.001     Document Type: Article

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