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Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 1999;14:329-331
© 1999 Elsevier Science NL

Case report

Open surgery for removal of a failing Gianturco stent with reversed sleeve resection of the right middle and lower lobes

Department of Thoracic Surgery, Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, 50 IL Won-Dong, Kangnam-Ku, Seoul, 135-230, South Korea

Received 2 February 1998; received in revised form 7 May 1998; accepted 3 June 1998.

Corresponding author. Tel.: +82 2 34103489; fax: +82 2 34100089; e-mail: jkim@smc.samsung.co.kr

Although the use of a metallic stent in the treatment of benign tracheobronchial stenosis has been reported as a useful and safe technique, the incorporation of wire stents into the airway may be irreversible and is associated with problems. The authors' experience in a patient with incorrectly positioned metallic stent in the right main bronchus, which was successfully treated with bronchial sleeve resection, is presented.

Key Words: Gianturco expandable metal stent • Incorrect position • Bronchial sleeve resection