Indications of airway stenting for severe central airway obstruction due to advanced cancer.

Management of severe central airway obstruction due to advanced cancer is a medical and technical challenge. The impact of airway stenting on the clinical outcome of such patients is unclear.This single-center, retrospective study evaluated 21 patients who underwent airway stenting for advanced canc...

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Main Authors: Hiroaki Nagano, Tomoo Kishaba, Yuichirou Nei, Shin Yamashiro, Hiroaki Takara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2017-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5484493?pdf=render