Management of severe tracheal stenosis using flexible bronchoscopy and impulse oscillometry

Journal of Bronchology and Interventional Pulmonology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 162-164

  Vicencio, Alfin G ^a   Bent, John ^b   Tsirilakis, Kalliope ^a   Nandalike, Kiran ^a   Veler, Haviva ^a   Parikh, Sanjay ^b  

^a Department of Pediatrics   (Iran)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Airway resistance; Nitinol; Pediatric bronchoscopy; Stent

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BRONCHOSCOPY; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOTRACHEAL TUBE; HUMAN; MALE; OSCILLOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STENT; TRACHEA RECONSTRUCTION; TRACHEA RESECTION; TRACHEA STENOSIS; TRACHEOSTOMY; TRAFFIC ACCIDENT; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77951729653     PISSN: 19446586     EISSN: 19488270     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/LBR.0b013e3181dc9954     Document Type: Article

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