Review of pediatric airway malacia and its management, with emphasis on stenting

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 35-44

  Pillai, Jain Bhaskara ^a,b   Smith, Jonathan ^a   Hasan, Asif ^a   Spencer, David ^a  

^a FREEMAN HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b TORONTO GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Airway stenting; Aortopexy; Tracheobronchomalacia

Indexed keywords

AORTA ARCH; AORTA SURGERY; BRONCHOMALACIA; BRONCHOSCOPY; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CRYSTALLIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; LARYNGOMALACIA; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; STENT; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; STENTS; THORACIC SURGICAL PROCEDURES;

EID: 11144344969     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2004.10.001     Document Type: Review

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