PubMed · 4764833
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N A Magazanik. 1973. [Current bronchodilating substances].. https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/4764833/
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UNLABELLED: Recently, stent implantation has become the treatment of choice for patients with tracheobronchial stenosis due to malignant tumours, tuberculosis and recurrent stenosis following lung transplant. However, reports on this procedure in infants with congenital bronchial stenosis are extremely rare. We report successful stent implantation in an infant with congenital left bronchial stenosis followed by rapid improvement in his respiratory condition. CONCLUSION: The use of a stent in infants is still controversial because size mismatch will take place with growth. However, we believe that implantation of a metallic stent can be the preferred treatment of congenital bronchial stenosis even in small infants.
We describe the use of skin markers, placed under radiologic control, to identify the limits of airway strictures as a reliable technique for the accurate placement of self-expanding stents. The technique has been used successfully in 14 patients with extrinsic airway compression or bronchomalacia.
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