The (Hour)glass Half-Full: Modified Silicone Hourglass Stents for the Treatment of Central Airway Obstruction.
airway obstruction
lung cancer
rigid and fiber-optic bronchoscopy
silicone stent
stent
Journal
Cureus
ISSN: 2168-8184
Titre abrégé: Cureus
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101596737
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
Jun 2021
Jun 2021
Historique:
accepted:
06
06
2021
entrez:
16
7
2021
pubmed:
17
7
2021
medline:
17
7
2021
Statut:
epublish
Résumé
Central airway obstruction often presents with airway narrowing of differing internal diameters. Conventional straight stents do not fit these airways well and are prone to migration. We present a series of cases where hourglass-shaped silicone stents were customized intra-operatively to fit airway obstructions of both malignant and non-malignant etiologies and to improve patient performance status. Modified hourglass stents are a versatile tool to manage inoperable airway obstruction with unique anatomical characteristics.
Identifiants
pubmed: 34268032
doi: 10.7759/cureus.15501
pmc: PMC8262651
doi:
Types de publication
Case Reports
Langues
eng
Pagination
e15501Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2021, Sabath et al.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
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