[Application of an expandable metallic Z-type stent for stenosis of the left main bronchus following tuberculosis--a case report]

Nihon Kyobu Geka Gakkai Zasshi. 1992 Feb;40(2):299-304.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

A 32-year-old man had been suffering from dyspnea on exertion and stridor, which were due to stenosis of the left main bronchus as a complication of bronchial tuberculosis. A three-connection stent, 1.2 cm in diameter and 4.5 cm in length was placed at the site of the bronchial stenosis. Dyspnea disappeared 2 days after the procedure, and the pulmonary function 3 weeks later showed considerable improvements in %FVC, FEV1 and MMF.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Bronchi / surgery*
  • Bronchial Diseases / etiology
  • Bronchial Diseases / surgery*
  • Constriction, Pathologic / etiology
  • Constriction, Pathologic / surgery
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Stainless Steel
  • Stents
  • Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / complications*

Substances

  • Stainless Steel