Airway Y-stent Insertion in Tracheobronchomalacia: A New Experience

Kuan, Yeh Chunn and How, Soon Hin and Ng, Teck Han and Liam, C K and Ahmad, Mohd Ashri and Abdul Rani, Mohammed Fauzi (2012) Airway Y-stent Insertion in Tracheobronchomalacia: A New Experience. The International Medical Journal Malaysia, 11 (1). pp. 51-53. ISSN 1823-4631

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Abstract

This case report describes a rigid bronchoscopy-assisted placement of a silicone airway Y-stent in a patient who developed tracheobronchomalacia following repeated dilatations for post-tuberculous airway stenosis. This is the first report of an airway Y-stent insertion in Malaysia.

Item Type:	Article (Journal)
Additional Information:	5950/28487
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Tracheobronchomalacia, airway stent, tuberculosis.
Subjects:	R Medicine > R Medicine (General) R Medicine > RC Internal medicine
Kulliyyahs/Centres/Divisions/Institutes (Can select more than one option. Press CONTROL button):	Kulliyyah of Medicine > Department of Anaesthesiology & Intensive Care Kulliyyah of Medicine > Department of Internal Medicine
Depositing User:	Dr Yeh Chunn Kuan
Date Deposited:	05 Feb 2013 16:42
Last Modified:	13 Feb 2013 11:27
URI:	http://irep.iium.edu.my/id/eprint/28487

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