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Placement of self-expandable bifurcated metallic stents without use of fluoroscopic and guidewire guidance to palliate central airway lesions

BACKGROUND: Self-expandable metallic stents (SEMS) can be used to treat malignant obstructions and fistulas of the central airways. SEMS can be placed using different methods. Recently, a rigid bronchoscope has been used for stent placement without the need for fluoroscopy. We retrospectively evalua...

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Autores principales: Özdemir, Cengiz, Sökücü, Sinem Nedime, Karasulu, Levent, Önür, Seda Tural, Dalar, Levent
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4851784/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27134746
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40248-016-0052-5