Bilateral bronchial stenting and esophageal intubation for advanced bronchial carcinoma with esophageal invasion.
Successive bilateral bronchial stenting (Dumon type) and minimally invasive pull-through esophageal intubation for accompanying malignant bronchial and esophageal involvement was undertaken. External radiation and afterloading brachytherapy for localized endobronchial overgrowth was used. A 13-month survival was achieved using mainly out-patient facilities. During such esophageal intubation, bronchoscopic control is mandatory. Extended complex palliation was obtained using this combined treatment, even in the high-risk stage of advanced tracheobronchial carcinoma with associated esophageal stricture.
Kotsis
L
L
Thoracic Surgical Clinic, Budapest, Pihenoút, Hungary.
Pápai
Z
Z
Udud
K
K
Poller
I
I
Orbán
K
K
Csekeío
A
A
D000368:Aged; D001984:Bronchial Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000628:therapy*; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D004938:Esophageal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D004940:Esophageal Stenosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology / Q000628:therapy*; D004945:Esophagoscopy / Q000379:methods; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007441:Intubation, Gastrointestinal; D009361:Neoplasm Invasiveness; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D010166:Palliative Care / Q000379:methods*; D011859:Radiography; D018714:Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; D018570:Risk Assessment; D015607:Stents; D016896:Treatment Outcome