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16731108

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2006-5-29
pubmed:abstractText
A 56-year-old woman was referred to our hospital for airway compromise. Relapsing polychondritis was diagnosed by bronchial cartilage biopsy. Bronchoscopy showed tracheobronchial malacia due to the disappearance of bronchial cartilage as a result of chondritis. Stent insertion using a Dynamic stent (Rüsch; Kernen, Germany), Ultraflex stent (Boston Scientific International, Colombes, France) and TM stent (Fuji Systems Corp, Tokyo, Japan) was repeated for more than 7 years. Dramatic improvement of dyspnea was obtained each time. The patient survived during this period without oxygen inhalation or mechanical ventilation before she suddenly died due to suffocation caused by difficulty of sputum discharge.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
1552-6259
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
81
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
e24-6
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2006
pubmed:articleTitle
Long-term management of polychondritis with serial tracheobronchial stents.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Thoracic Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Case Reports