Medically reviewed by Soma Mandal, MD Post-obstructive pneumonia is an infection in the lung caused by a blockage in one of the airways. The infection happens when mucus and fluids in the lung become ...

OBJECTIVE: The internal metallic stent is a relatively new and controversial method for the treatment of airway collapse in infants and children. The study examined the outcomes of this treatment ...

This paper describes a life-saving technique (placement of multiple metallic endobronchial stents under conscious sedation) to prevent life-threatening airway closure in a 50-year-old woman with RP.