Interventional bronchoscopy for tuberculous tracheobronchial stenosis

European Respiratory Journal

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 344-347

  Low, S Y ^a   Hsu, A ^a   Eng, P ^a  

^a SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Interventional bronchoscopy; Stenosis; Stents; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

ALFENTANIL; ATROPINE; FENTANYL; GLYCOPYRRONIUM BROMIDE; LORAZEPAM; MIDAZOLAM; PROPOFOL;

ACUTE RESPIRATORY FAILURE; ADULT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BALLOON DILATATION; BRONCHOSCOPE; BRONCHOSCOPY; BRONCHUS STENOSIS; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; FEMALE; GENERAL ANESTHESIA; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HUMAN; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MALE; NEODYMIUM LASER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SINGAPORE; STENT; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TRACHEA STENOSIS; BRONCHUS DISEASE; GENERAL AND MISCELLANEOUS PROCEDURES AND TECHNIQUES; INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY; LASER SURGERY; PALLIATIVE THERAPY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STENOSIS, OCCLUSION AND OBSTRUCTION;

ADULT; BRONCHIAL DISEASES; BRONCHOSCOPY; CONSTRICTION, PATHOLOGIC; DILATATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER SURGERY; MALE; PALLIATIVE CARE; RADIOGRAPHY, INTERVENTIONAL; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STENTS; TRACHEAL STENOSIS; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 4544282435     PISSN: 09031936     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1183/09031936.04.00003604     Document Type: Article

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