Treatment of airway stenosis with a customized bronchial stent using a three‐dimensional printer and flexible filaments

Stent placement is recommended for patients with airway stenosis. However, ready‐made stents may be difficult to fit over lesioned areas. In the current case report, we describe the creation and placement of a custom stent in an 84‐year‐old woman with airway stenosis. We made a bronchial mould and c...

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Autores principales: Ojima, Toshihiro, Kitamura, Naoya
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley & Sons, Ltd 2019
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Case Reports
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6761080/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31572611
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/rcr2.491
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Sumario:Stent placement is recommended for patients with airway stenosis. However, ready‐made stents may be difficult to fit over lesioned areas. In the current case report, we describe the creation and placement of a custom stent in an 84‐year‐old woman with airway stenosis. We made a bronchial mould and customized stent with a three‐dimensional printer and flexible filaments. This stent was able to successfully maintain our patient's airway patency.

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