Publications, articles and clinical cases on the use of Stening® stents and prostheses in the airway.
Acquired tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF) that can occur for multiple reasons. The most common non-neoplastic etiology is the one related to complications of orotracheal intubation and tracheostomy.
Two new endoscopic signs are described that may be useful to improve the diagnostic yield of bronchoscopy.
Technical Report No. 48 on the effectiveness, safety and economic advantages of using bronchial and tracheal stents for the management of lung cancer. On page 9, the document explicitly mentions Stening® brand prostheses for use in multiple situations.
Original article published in the Revista Americana de Medicina Respiratoria (American Journal of Respiratory Medicine) mentioning the use of Stening SRL prostheses.
Case report published in the Revista Americana de Medicina Respiratoria (American Journal of Respiratory Medicine, 2009; 9:151-155): bronchial rupture secondary to severe chest trauma, treated with the placement of a silicone endobronchial stent and follow-up fiberoptic bronchoscopies, with a favorable outcome.
Case report published in the Revista Americana de Medicina Respiratoria (American Journal of Respiratory Medicine, Vol. 12, No. 2, June 2012): a symptomatic case of tracheobronchopathia osteochondroplastica — a rare entity with cartilaginous or bony nodules projecting into the tracheobronchial lumen — misdiagnosed as asthma.
Case report published in the Revista Americana de Medicina Respiratoria (American Journal of Respiratory Medicine, Vol. 14, No. 1, March 2014): a sagittal septum divided the trachea into two channels after prolonged intubation; it was resected by rigid bronchoscopy and a T-tube was placed to ensure tracheal stability, with complete recovery.
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