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Silicone Y stent placement at secondary left carina for malignant central airway obstruction  Septimiu D. Murgu, MD, FCCP, Henri G. Colt, MD, FCCP  The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery  Volume 139, Issue 2, Pages 494-495 (February 2010) DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2008.10.041 Copyright © 2010 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 A, Tumor extension in the distal left main bronchus (arrow). The lung parenchyma distal to the obstruction is functional. B, Distal left main bronchial obstruction. The tumor is highly vascular, invading the posterior and medial wall of the distal left main bronchus. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2010 139, 494-495DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2008.10.041) Copyright © 2010 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

Figure 2 A, Diagram showing Y stent position with the tracheal limb in the left main bronchus, the shortened left limb in the left upper lobe, and the right limb in the left lower lobe. B, Restored airway patency of the left upper and lower lobe bronchi after Y stent insertion. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2010 139, 494-495DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2008.10.041) Copyright © 2010 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions