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Tracheomalacia Treatment Using a Large-Diameter, Custom-Made Airway Stent in a Case with Mounier-Kuhn Syndrome
Joint Authors
Dalar, Levent
Karasulu, Levent
Sökücü, Sinem Nedime
Özdemir, Cengiz
Altın, Sedat
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-4, 4 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-09-08
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
4
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Mounier-Kuhn Syndrome (MKS) is a rare congenital disease that presents with abnormal enlargement in the central airways.
In MKS, tracheomegaly is accompanied by difficulty in expelling recurrent lung infections and bronchiectasia.
We presented a patient with MKS where commercially made stents were inadequate for stabilization and a custom-made, self-expandable metallic stent with a diameter of 28 mm and length of 100 mm was used.
Chest pain that was thought to develop due to the stent and that disappeared after stent removal may be considered the main complication leading to stent removal.
Continuous positive airway pressure therapy (CPAP) therapy was planned for the control of symptoms, which re-emerged after stent removal.
This case is presented as an example that complications developing due to the stent as well as patient noncompliance may lead to stent removal, even when useful results are obtained from treatment of MKS.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Özdemir, Cengiz& Sökücü, Sinem Nedime& Karasulu, Levent& Altın, Sedat& Dalar, Levent. 2014. Tracheomalacia Treatment Using a Large-Diameter, Custom-Made Airway Stent in a Case with Mounier-Kuhn Syndrome. Case Reports in Pulmonology،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-4.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Özdemir, Cengiz…[et al.]. Tracheomalacia Treatment Using a Large-Diameter, Custom-Made Airway Stent in a Case with Mounier-Kuhn Syndrome. Case Reports in Pulmonology No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-4.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Özdemir, Cengiz& Sökücü, Sinem Nedime& Karasulu, Levent& Altın, Sedat& Dalar, Levent. Tracheomalacia Treatment Using a Large-Diameter, Custom-Made Airway Stent in a Case with Mounier-Kuhn Syndrome. Case Reports in Pulmonology. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-4.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1034947
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1034947