Endotracheal Expandable Metallic Stent Placement in Dogs
1991
Various types of Gianturco zig-zag wire stent were implanted into the tracheas of 4 dogs to define the suitable characteristics of the endotracheal wire stent in these animals. the stents were constructed of 0.45, 0.40, and 0.33 mm stainless steel wire. the diameter of the fully expanded stents was 3 cm and their lengths were 2, 3, and 4 cm. the 2 cm stent constructed of 0.33 mm wire showed minimum pathologic changes of the trachea of the dog compared to the other stents, and at the same time had a complete covering of ciliated columnar epithelium over the stent surface.
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