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Molecular and Cellular Pediatrics
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Fig. 3

From: Stent implantation into the tracheo-bronchial system in rabbits: histopathologic sequelae in bare metal vs. drug-eluting stents

Fig. 3

Richardson blue staining of stent struts (black structures) with local inflammatory reactions: granulocyte infiltration (arrows) locally related to a bare metal stent (a); lymphocytic infiltration (arrows) locally related to a sirolimus-eluting stent (b); only a few histiocytes/macrophages (arrow) locally related to a bare metal stent (c); multiple macrophages/histiocytes (light arrows) and foreign-body giant cells (bold arrows) locally related to a sirolimus-eluting stent (d)

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