著者
Dae-Hyun KIM Chi-Bong CHOI Wook-Hun CHUNG Sung-Ho LEE A-Jin LEE Jae-Seung JEONG Ho-Joong KIM Hwi-Yool KIM
出版者
公益社団法人 日本獣医学会
雑誌
Journal of Veterinary Medical Science (ISSN:09167250)
巻号頁・発行日
vol.74, no.10, pp.1323-1326, 2012 (Released:2012-11-02)
参考文献数
26
被引用文献数
1 1

The goal of this study was to prove the possibility of using silicone stents broadly used for human medicine in canine obstructive tracheal disease. A silicone stent anatomically designed for canine trachea was tested on 5 beagle dogs for 8 weeks. The stent was carefully inserted using a newly developed delivery device under fluoroscopic guidance. There were no technical difficulties in placing the stent during the procedure. Previously reported complications of airway stenting such as stent migration or granulation tissue formation did not occur in any of the cases. In addition, removal of the stent was as simple as inserting it, and complications were absent. The stent introduced in this study could possibly be applied to various canine obstructive tracheal diseases.