TRACHEAL STENTING FOR MALIGNANT TRACHEOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA

Authors
ALBES JM SCHAFERS HJ GEBEL M ROSS UH
Citation
Jm. Albes et al., TRACHEAL STENTING FOR MALIGNANT TRACHEOESOPHAGEAL FISTULA, The Annals of thoracic surgery, 57(5), 1994, pp. 1263-1266
Citations number
12
Categorie Soggetti
Surgery
Journal title
The Annals of thoracic surgery → ACNP
ISSN journal
00034975
Volume
57
Issue
5
Year of publication
1994
Pages
1263 - 1266
Database
ISI
SICI code
0003-4975(1994)57:5<1263:TSFMTF>2.0.ZU;2-#
Abstract
Palliative intubation of the esophagus for a malignant tracheoesophage al fistula is often complicated by difficulty in obtaining a tight sea l. We have overcome the problem in three instances by placing a bifurc ated, foam-cuffed stent in the trachea.