RADIOLOGY 164/2 (1987) 475-478


Tracheobronchial stenosis in infants: Successful balloon dilation therapy

Brown S.B., Hedlund G.L., Glasier C.M., et al.

Department of Diagnostic Radiology/SGHQRD, Wilford Hall United States Air Force Medical Center, Lackland Air Force Base, TX 78236-5300, USA

Abstract
Four infants with congenital or acquired tracheobronchial stenosis were successfully treated with angioplasty balloon catheter dilation. The technical details and complications of these procedures are described. The authors believe balloon dilation therapy should be considered as the initial form of therapy for tracheal stenosis in infants, even in the presence of complex stenotic lesions.


 

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