Airway Y-stent Insertion in Tracheobronchomalacia: A New Experience
- Author:
Kuan YC
;
How SH
;
Ng TH
;
Mohd Ashri A
;
Mohammed Fauzi AR
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Tracheobronchomalacia, airway stent, tuberculosis.
- From:
The International Medical Journal Malaysia
2012;11(1):51-54
- CountryMalaysia
- Language:English
-
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.
