Airway obstruction complicating esophageal stent placement in two post-pneumonectomy patients

Alexander S. Farivar; Eric Vallières; Kris V. Kowdley; Douglas E. Wood; Michael S. Mulligan

doi:10.1016/j.athoracsur.2003.09.118

Airway obstruction complicating esophageal stent placement in two post-pneumonectomy patients

Alexander S. Farivar
, Eric Vallières
, Kris V. Kowdley
, Douglas E. Wood
, Michael S. Mulligan

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Expandable metallic stents have been used effectively to treat multiple nonsurgical esophageal conditions. Here we describe two cases in postpneumonectomy patients in which expandable esophageal stent placement resulted in respiratory compromise requiring reintervention due to airway compression.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	e22-e23
Journal	Annals of Thoracic Surgery
Volume	78
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.athoracsur.2003.09.118
State	Published - Aug 2004

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Airway obstruction complicating esophageal stent placement in two post-pneumonectomy patients

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