Stent insertion device.The Czaja-McCaffrey Stent-Introducing Tracheobronchoscope from Hood Laboratories is used to directly visualize the endolarynx, subglottis, trachea, and proximal bronchial airways. It allows for stent insertion in order to maintain patency of a constricted tracheobronchial tracheobronchial /tra·cheo·bron·chi·al/ (-brong´ke-al) pertaining to the trachea and bronchi. tra·che·o·bron·chi·al adj. Of or relating to the trachea and the bronchi. tree. Direct visualization of the airway allows for the assessment of tracheal and bronchial stenoses that are secondary to neoplasms or other strictures, including scarring and tracheomalacia. Management of airway narrowing includes therapies to widen the airway, including serial bronchoscopic bron·cho·scope n. A slender tubular instrument with a small light on the end for inspection of the interior of the bronchi. bron dilation dilation /di·la·tion/ (di-la´shun) 1. the act of dilating or stretching. 2. dilatation. di·la·tion n. 1. or laser debulking of obstructing lesions combined with bronchial dilation. These management strategies can be performed in an effort to prepare the airway for the placement of a silastic Silastic /Si·las·tic/ (si-las´tik) trademark for polymeric silicone substances that have the properties of rubber but are biologically inert; used in surgical prostheses. stent. |
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