title: Airway stents.
abstract: Airway stenting has been well used in the treatment and palliation of patients with malignant stenoses and to a lesser extent in those with benign disease causing airway compromise. Stents are either constructed of silicone or metal, usually a nitinol, a nickel and titanium alloy. The different categories of stents have positive and negative attributes that play a role in choosing the proper stent. This article aims to discuss these issues with regards to malignant and benign tracheobronchial disease.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Mount Sinai Medical Center, New York, New York, USA. cynthia.chin@mountsinai.org
authors.forename: Cynthia S
authors.initials: CS
authors.lastname: Chin
authors.forename: Virginia
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Litle
authors.forename: Jaime
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yun
authors.forename: Todd
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Weiser
authors.forename: Scott J
authors.initials: SJ
authors.lastname: Swanson
mesh_terms: D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology / Q000401:mortality / Q000628:therapy*; D002404:Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation* / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D010166:Palliative Care; D011379:Prognosis; D018570:Risk Assessment; D015607:Stents; D015996:Survival Rate; D014134:Tracheal Neoplasms / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D014135:Tracheal Stenosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis; D016896:Treatment Outcome