External Stenting Can Relieve Chronic Airway Obstruction in Children (IMAGE)

American Association for Thoracic Surgery

External Stenting Can Relieve Chronic Airway Obstruction in Children

Caption

The scheme of the external stent technique. Ringed PTFE graft, involving three to five rings, is used. The larger piece stabilizes the cartilage portion using three rows of stitches and a smaller one for the membrane portion (single row). The two graft pieces are overlapped by a few millimeters and not sewn to each other.

Credit

Sakakibara Heart Institute

Usage Restrictions

None

License

Licensed content

Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.