Treatment of tuberculous bronchial stenosis with expandable metallic stents.
Gianturco expandable metallic stents were placed in 5 patients with dyspnea on exercise due to tuberculous bronchial stenosis. The stents were placed after dilatation with a 10-mm diameter high pressure balloon catheter. In all 5 patients, obstructive changes disappeared following the procedure, and dyspnea on exercise improved markedly. No complications related to the procedure were encountered. At follow-up during a period of up to 38 months, 2 patients showed bronchial restenosis at 11 and 17 months, respectively, after stent placement. Restenosis by granulomatous tissue was successfully treated by laser ablation. One patient showed slight one-day hemoptysis 26 months after stent placement.
Sawada
S
S
Department of Radiology, Tottori University Hospital, Japan.
Fujiwara
Y
Y
Furui
S
S
Tanabe
Y
Y
Tanigawa
N
N
Kobayashi
M
M
Iwamiya
T
T
Morioka
N
N
Ohta
Y
Y
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001980:Bronchi; D003251:Constriction, Pathologic / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008670:Metals; D008875:Middle Aged; D015607:Stents; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy*
D008670:Metals