Interventional endoscopy in the management of benign tracheal stenoses: definitive treatment at long-term follow-up

European Journal of Cardio-thoracic Surgery

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 429-433

  Galluccio, Giovanni ^a   Lucantoni, Gabriele ^a   Battistoni, Paolo ^a   Paone, Gregorino ^b   Batzella, Sandro ^a   Lucifora, Vito ^a   Iacono, Raffaele Dello ^a  

^a SAN CAMILLO FORLANINI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Dumon stent; Interventional endoscopy; Nd Yag laser; Tracheal stenosis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSCOPY; END TO END ANASTOMOSIS; ENDOTRACHEAL INTUBATION; FEMALE; GRANULOMA; HUMAN; LASER SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STENT; TRACHEA STENOSIS; TRACHEOSTOMY;

ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHMS; ENDOSCOPY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTUBATION, INTRATRACHEAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TRACHEAL STENOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 60849107579     PISSN: 10107940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejcts.2008.10.041     Document Type: Article

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