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Editorial
. 2019 May;11(Suppl 9):S1339-S1341.
doi: 10.21037/jtd.2019.04.07.

Tailored airway stent: the new frontiers of the endoscopic treatment of broncho-pleural fistula

Alfonso Fiorelli  1 , Vincenzo Ferrara  1 , Mary Bove  1 , Mario Santini  1
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Editorial

Tailored airway stent: the new frontiers of the endoscopic treatment of broncho-pleural fistula

Alfonso Fiorelli et al. J Thorac Dis. 2019 May.
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Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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Figure 1
The pictures illustrate the use of conical stent insertion in different situations for the management of broncho-pleural fistula. (A) It shows the insertion of conical stent from the main right bronchus to the intermedius bronchus so that the mid point of the stent closes the upper bronchial fistula; (B) it shows the insertion of conical stent from the trachea to the right main bronchus so that the mid-point of the stent closes the left bronchial fistula; (C) it shows the insertion of conical stent from the trachea to the left main bronchus so that the mid-point of the stent closes the right bronchial fistula.
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