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KMID : 0383820140760060292
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Tuberculosis and Respiratory Diseases
2014 Volume.76 No. 6 p.292 ~ p.294
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Silicone Stent Placement for Primary Tracheal Amyloidosis Accompanied by Cartilage Destruction
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Ryu Duck-Hyun
Eom Jung-Seop
Jeong Ho-Jung
Kim Jung-Hoon
Lee Ji-Eun
Jun Ji-Eun
Song Dae-Hyun
Han Joung-Ho
Kim Ho-Joong
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Abstract
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Primary tracheal amyloidosis (PTA) can lead to airway obstructions, and patients with severe PTA should undergo bronchoscopic interventions in order to maintain airway patency. Focal airway involvements with amyloidosis can only be treated with mechanical dilatation. However, the PTA with diffused airway involvements and concomitant cartilage destructions requires stent placement. Limited information regarding the usefulness of silicone stents in patients with PTA has been released. Therefore, we report a case of diffused PTA with tracheomalacia causing severe cartilage destruction, which is being successfully managed with bronchoscopic interventions and silicone stent placements.
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KEYWORD
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Amyloidosis, Airway Obstruction, Bronchoscopy, Stents
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