PARTIALLY COVERED GIANTURCO STENT FOR TRACHEOBRONCHIAL STRICTURE CAUSED BY INTRALUMINAL TUMOR

Authors
MIYAYAMA S MATSUI O KAMIMURA R KAKUTA K TAKASHIMA T
Citation
S. Miyayama et al., PARTIALLY COVERED GIANTURCO STENT FOR TRACHEOBRONCHIAL STRICTURE CAUSED BY INTRALUMINAL TUMOR, Cardiovascular and interventional radiology, 20(1), 1997, pp. 60-62
Citations number
8
Categorie Soggetti
Radiology,Nuclear Medicine & Medical Imaging
Journal title
Cardiovascular and interventional radiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
01741551
Volume
20
Issue
1
Year of publication
1997
Pages
60 - 62
Database
ISI
SICI code
0174-1551(1997)20:1<60:PCGSFT>2.0.ZU;2-E
Abstract
Partially covered Gianturco stents were used successfully in two patie nts to treat tracheobronchial strictures caused by intraluminal tumor growth. The stents were accurately placed without complications. The c overed portion of the stent compressed the tumor, and prevented tumor ingrowth until the patients' deaths. This stent seems to act as effect ive palliation for tracheobronchial stricture caused by intraluminal t umor.