The mechanical characteristics and performance evaluation of a newly developed silicone airway stent (GINA stent).

ABSTRACT: Central airway obstruction (CAO) can be attributed to several benign or malignant conditions. Although surgery is the preferred therapeutic option for the management of CAO, bronchoscopic treatment can be performed in scenarios where the surgical procedure is not possible. Recent years have witnessed several improvements in the field of bronchoscopic treatment, especially with regard to airway stents. Current research involves new attempts to overcome the existing shortcomings pertaining to the stents (migration, mucostasis, and granulation tissue formation). The authors have recently developed a new silicone airway stent (GINA stent) with an anti-migration design, dynamic structure that enables the reduction of stent cross-sectional area, and radio-opacity. The present study aimed to eval

SUBMITTER: Jung HS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8041787 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature