Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Volume 33, Issue 2 , Pages 304-311 , February 1998

Tracheobronchial stenting for the treatment of airway obstruction

  • Robert M Filler

      Affiliations

    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to Robert M. Filler, MD, The Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Ave, Room 1518, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5G 1X8
    • Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
    • Department of Otolaryngology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
    • Department of Diagnostic Imaging, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
    • The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
    • ,
  • Vito Forte

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
    • Department of Otolaryngology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
    • Department of Diagnostic Imaging, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
    • The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
    • ,
  • Peter Chait

      Affiliations

    • Department of Surgery, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
    • Department of Otolaryngology, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
    • Department of Diagnostic Imaging, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
    • The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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☆ Presented at the 28th Annual Meeting of the American Pediatric Surgical Association, Naples, Florida, May 18–21, 1997.

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Journal of Pediatric Surgery
Volume 33, Issue 2 , Pages 304-311 , February 1998

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