Application of Dumon stent for tracheal re-stenosis, initially treated by expandable metallic stent (EMS) for traumatic tracheal stenosis

• Published in: Nihon Kokyuki Geka Gakkai zasshi (Kyoto, 1992) Vol. 11; no. 1; pp. 49 - 54
• Main Authors: Sasai, Takumi, Masaki, Yoshitaka, Ishii, Yousuke
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: The Japanese Association for Chest Surgery 1997
• Subjects: Dumon stent; expandable metallic stent; tracheal injury; tracheal stenosis

A 32-year-old woman was admitted to our hospital for blunt chest trauma due to a traffic accident. Bronchoscopy performed the next day revealed rupture of the trachea about 5 cm in length with airway stenosis. 6 days later, she began to complain of progressive dyspnea, and bronchoscopy showed severe...