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X-Ray chest done one and a half year back showing stent well in place
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X-Ray chest done one and a half year back showed stent well in place [Figure 1].
Stenosis above the level of the stent
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Bronchoscopy was done under local anesthesia and a stenosis was observed well above the level of the stent [Figure 2] with granulation tissue inside the stent [Figure 3], lower end of the stent was fractured, Carina was not visualized and stent was seen entering upper part of right main bronchus [Figure 4].
Granulation tissue inside the stent and at the margins
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Bronchoscopy was done under local anesthesia and a stenosis was observed well above the level of the stent [Figure 2] with granulation tissue inside the stent [Figure 3], lower end of the stent was fractured, Carina was not visualized and stent was seen entering upper part of right main bronchus [Figure 4].
Fracture of stent at its lower end (Stent is seen at upper part of right main bronchus, carina is not visualized)
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Bronchoscopy was done under local anesthesia and a stenosis was observed well above the level of the stent [Figure 2] with granulation tissue inside the stent [Figure 3], lower end of the stent was fractured, Carina was not visualized and stent was seen entering upper part of right main bronchus [Figure 4].
The stent after removal
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Immediately after that, total assembly with forceps was removed and stent isolated [Figure 5].