Complications of Silicone Stent Insertion in Patients With Expiratory Central Airway Collapse Septimiu D. Murgu, MD, Henri G. Colt, MD The Annals of Thoracic Surgery Volume 84, Issue 6, Pages 1870-1877 (December 2007) DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.07.026 Copyright © 2007 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 1 Paired inspiratory-expiratory dynamic computed tomography from patient 14 with focal, severe tracheomalacia from sarcoidosis. (A) Tracheal lumen during inspiration before stent insertion. (B) Tracheal lumen is completely closed during expiration before stent insertion. (C) Tracheal lumen during inspiration after silicone stent insertion. (D) Tracheal lumen patency is maintained by the stent during expiration. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2007 84, 1870-1877DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.07.026) Copyright © 2007 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions
Fig 2 Tracheal lumen images during bronchoscopy from patient 14: before stent insertion (A) inspiration and (B) expiration; and after stent insertion (C) inspiration and (D) expiration. The Annals of Thoracic Surgery 2007 84, 1870-1877DOI: (10.1016/j.athoracsur.2007.07.026) Copyright © 2007 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons Terms and Conditions