Endoscopic Therapies and Stents for Benign Airway Disorders: Where Are We, and Where Are We Heading?

Annals of Thoracic Surgery

Volumn 89, Issue 6, 2010, Pages

  Fernando, Hiran C ^a   Sherwood, John T ^b   Krimsky, Willliam ^c  

^a BOSTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b Mary Washington Hospital   (United States)

^c Pulmonary and Critical Care Associates of Baltimore   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

MITOMYCIN C;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CRYOTHERAPY; DILATATION; ENDOSCOPIC THERAPY; FIBROSIS; HEALING; HUMAN; INCISION; LASER; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; STENT; TRACHEA STENOSIS;

ADULT; AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; ENDOSCOPY; HUMANS; MALE; STENTS; TRACHEAL STENOSIS;

EID: 77952537174     PISSN: 00034975     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2010.02.106     Document Type: Article

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