A Pilot Study of a Novel through-the-Scope Self-Expandable Metallic Airway Stents Delivery System in Malignant Central Airway Obstruction

<div>TTS structure, improvement, and trail protocol. (a, b): The general appearance of OTW (over-the-wire) stent. (c) The end structure of OTW stent showed obtuse angle (arrow). (d) TTS (through-the-scope) stent in a bronchoscopy. (e) The general appearance of TTS stent which was weaved using INTI wire (diameter 0.22 <i>μ</i>m). (f) The end structure of TTS stent showed acute angle (arrow). (g) The TTS structure simply diagram (1: outer tube, diameter 2.67 mm; 2: inner core; 3: head-end; 4: mark of stent length; 5: TTS stent).</div>

Canadian Respiratory Journal

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Figure 1: A Pilot Study of a Novel through-the-Scope Self-Expandable Metallic Airway Stents Delivery System in Malignant Central Airway Obstruction 