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. 1989 Aug;44(8):680–681. doi: 10.1136/thx.44.8.680

Use of expandable metal stents in the treatment of bronchial obstruction.

A K Simonds 1, J D Irving 1, S W Clarke 1, R Dick 1
PMCID: PMC462012  PMID: 2799747

Abstract

An expandable metal stent has been used to treat bronchial collapse due to polychondritis in one patient and extrinsic bronchial compression secondary to bronchogenic tumour in another.

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