Comparison of Natural and Dumon airway stents for the management of benign tracheobronchial stenoses

Objective and background:  To investigate the utility and safety of the ‘Natural stent’, a newly designed silicone airway stent, the authors compared clinical outcomes and complications in patients who underwent silicone airway stenting for the management of benign airway stenosis.

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