Bronchial stenting in infants with severe bronchomalacia: Technique and outcomes.
Bronchial compression
Bronchial narrowing
Congenital heart disease
Journal
International journal of pediatric otorhinolaryngology
ISSN: 1872-8464
Titre abrégé: Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol
Pays: Ireland
ID NLM: 8003603
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Jun 2021
Jun 2021
Historique:
received:
06
03
2021
revised:
24
03
2021
accepted:
01
04
2021
pubmed:
29
4
2021
medline:
24
6
2021
entrez:
28
4
2021
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
To report the first use of a balloon expandable bare metal stent for treating infant bronchomalacia. Infant bronchomalacia often requires prolonged mechanical ventilation and can be life-threatening. Effective treatment for severe infant bronchomalacia continues to be elusive. We present three cases of bronchial stenting for no-option or treatment refractory infant bronchomalacia. Three consecutive cases of stenting to relieve conservative treatment refractory severe infant bronchomalacia were performed between February 2019 and December 2020. Initial diagnosis was confirmed with Computed Tomography (CT) angiography. Patients underwent rigid micro laryngoscopy, bronchoscopy, and flexible bronchoscopy to evaluate the airway. Initial conservative management strategies were pursued. Patients failing initial conservative management strategies were considered for rescue bronchial stenting. Our initial clinical experience with a coronary bare metal stent for these procedures has been favorable. The stent was easy to deploy with precision. We did not encounter stent embolization or migration. There was sufficient stent radial strength to relieve bronchomalacia without causing restenosis or erosion. There was no significant granulation tissue formation. In one patient, the stent was removed after 12 months of somatic growth; this was uneventful and bronchial patency was maintained. There were no complications in any of our patients regarding stent placement and reliability. In cases of three infants with severe bronchomalacia, we found that bronchial stenting with the bare metal coronary stent was effective in relieving bronchial stenosis.
Sections du résumé
OBJECTIVES
OBJECTIVE
To report the first use of a balloon expandable bare metal stent for treating infant bronchomalacia.
BACKGROUND
BACKGROUND
Infant bronchomalacia often requires prolonged mechanical ventilation and can be life-threatening. Effective treatment for severe infant bronchomalacia continues to be elusive. We present three cases of bronchial stenting for no-option or treatment refractory infant bronchomalacia.
METHODS
METHODS
Three consecutive cases of stenting to relieve conservative treatment refractory severe infant bronchomalacia were performed between February 2019 and December 2020. Initial diagnosis was confirmed with Computed Tomography (CT) angiography. Patients underwent rigid micro laryngoscopy, bronchoscopy, and flexible bronchoscopy to evaluate the airway. Initial conservative management strategies were pursued. Patients failing initial conservative management strategies were considered for rescue bronchial stenting.
RESULTS
RESULTS
Our initial clinical experience with a coronary bare metal stent for these procedures has been favorable. The stent was easy to deploy with precision. We did not encounter stent embolization or migration. There was sufficient stent radial strength to relieve bronchomalacia without causing restenosis or erosion. There was no significant granulation tissue formation. In one patient, the stent was removed after 12 months of somatic growth; this was uneventful and bronchial patency was maintained. There were no complications in any of our patients regarding stent placement and reliability.
CONCLUSION
CONCLUSIONS
In cases of three infants with severe bronchomalacia, we found that bronchial stenting with the bare metal coronary stent was effective in relieving bronchial stenosis.
Identifiants
pubmed: 33910043
pii: S0165-5876(21)00096-3
doi: 10.1016/j.ijporl.2021.110703
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doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
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Pagination
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