Ann Thorac Surg 2002;73:944
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Invited commentary
Keith S. Naunheim, MDa
a Department of Surgery, Saint Louis University Health Sciences Center, 3635 Vista Ave, PO Box 15250, St. Louis, MO 63110-0250, USA
e-mail: naunheim@slu.edu
The article by Madden and colleagues describes a small but clinically varied series of patients treated with expandable metallic stents for endobronchial pathology. The results obtained were generally very good with a very high incidence of dyspnea relief and a low incidence of serious complications. This favorable outcome suggests that endobronchial stenting should be in the armamentarium . . . [Full Text of this Article]
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