REMOVAL AND REPOSITIONING OF PERMANENT EXPANDABLE WIRE STENTS IN BRONCHIAL AIRWAY STENOSIS AFTER LUNG TRANSPLANTATION

Significant airway stenosis occurs in 7% to 14% of lung transplant rec ipients, The use of permanent, nonadjustable, wire mesh stents can be of concern in the transplant recipient with nonmalignant stricture. We report the replacement and repositioning of an expandable wire mesh s tent in a double lung transplantation with distal bronchial stenosis.