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Airway Y-stent Insertion in Tracheobronchomalacia: A New Experience

Kuan YC, How SH, Teck Han Ng, Chong Kin Liam, M A, Mohammed Fauzi AR

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This case report describes a rigid bronchoscopy-assisted placement of a silicone airway Y-stent in a patient who developed tracheobronchomalacia following repeated dilatations for post-tuberculous airway stenosis. This is the first report of an airway Y-stent insertion in Malaysia.

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This case report describes a rigid bronchoscopy-assisted placement of a silicone airway Y-stent in a patient who developed tracheobronchomalacia following repeated dilatations for post-tuberculous airway stenosis. This is the first report of an airway Y-stent insertion in Malaysia.

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This case report describes a rigid bronchoscopy-assisted placement of a silicone airway Y-stent in a patient who developed tracheobronchomalacia following repeated dilatations for post-tuberculous airway stenosis. This is the first report of an airway Y-stent insertion in Malaysia.

Key concepts: Tracheobronchomalacia, Medicine, Airway, Stent, Bronchoscopy, Stenosis, Flexible bronchoscopy, Surgery

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