Utility and Safety of Airway Stenting in Distal Airways Stenosis After Lung Transplant.

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BACKGROUND: Airway complications after lung transplantation are a difficult to treat clinical entity. A subset of these patients develop progressive distal airway stenosis (DAS) and a total loss of lobar airways. Stents may be placed to prevent continued obstruction. However, there is little data to suggest stent placement provides durable airway patency or a reduction in the need for further interventions....

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