Comparison of three different self-expanding metal stents using rabbit models for the treatment of tracheal collapse

ABSTRACT Purpose: To identify an optimal self-expandable metallic stent (SEMS) and verify whether a mechanically superior SEMS would result in better clinical outcomes in the treatment of tracheal collapse. Methods: We selected three SEMS (n = 8 each), including an S-type stent with a wire diamete...

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Main Authors: Ji-Hyun Kim, Jin-Young Choi, Hun-Young Yoon
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira para o Desenvolvimento da Pesquisa em Cirurgia 2022-08-01
Series:Acta Cirúrgica Brasileira
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0102-86502022000500202&tlng=en