Straight bronchial stent placement across the right upper lobe bronchus: A simple alternative for the management of airway obstruction around the carina.

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Straight bronchial stent placement across the right upper lobe bronchus: A simple alternative for the management of airway obstruction around the carina and right main bronchus  Yun-Hen Liu, MD, Yi-Cheng Wu, MD, Ming-Ju Hsieh, MD, Po-Jen Ko, MD  The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery  Volume 141, Issue 1, Pages 303-305.e1 (January 2011) DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2010.06.015 Copyright © 2011 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 A, Bronchoscopy revealed complete obstruction of the RMB. B, Good lung expansion with atelectasis of the RUL after Dumon stent insertion (Novatech, Grasse, France). C, Patent middle and lower lobar orifice after Dumon trachea stent placement. D, Chest radiography 1 year after stent insertion shows full expansion of the right lung. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2011 141, 303-305.e1DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2010.06.015) Copyright © 2011 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 A, Chondroid hamartoma over the RMB. B, Good lung expansion with atelectasis of the RUL after Dumon stent insertion. C, Patent airway lumen after Dumon trachea stent placement. D, Chest radiography 3 months after stent insertion shows full expansion of the right lung. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2011 141, 303-305.e1DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2010.06.015) Copyright © 2011 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

A, Schematic diagram before and after stent placement in patient 1 A, Schematic diagram before and after stent placement in patient 1. B, Schematic diagram before and after stent placement in patient 2. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2011 141, 303-305.e1DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2010.06.015) Copyright © 2011 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions