title: Endoscopic management of acute respiratory failure related to tracheobronchial malignancies.
abstract: Endobronchial treatment has an expanding role in the treatment of tracheobronchial tumors. Most patients are treated in this way for the palliation of dyspnea caused by a tumor located in a major airway. In cases where immediate relief is required, prompt control is better achieved by the neodymium-YAG laser or by stents. These two modalities and their indications and limitations in the endoscopic management of acute respiratory failure related to tracheobronchial malignancies are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Chest Service, Saint-Pierre University Hospital, Brussels, Belgium.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ninane
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D001984:Bronchial Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D001999:Bronchoscopy / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000379:methods*; D015607:Stents; D014134:Tracheal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*