Covered bronchial stent insertion to manage airway obstruction with hemoptysis caused by lung cancer.
Malignant airway obstruction and hemoptysis are common in lung cancer patients. Recently, airway stent is commonly used to preserve airway in malignant airway obstruction. Hemoptysis can be managed through various methods including conservative treatment, endobronchial tamponade, bronchoscopic intervention, embolization and surgery. In our case studies, we sought to investigate the effectiveness of airway stents for re-opening the airway as well as tamponade effects in four patients with malignant airway obstruction and bleeding caused by tumors or lymph node invasions.
Department of Radiology, Dankook University College of Medicine, Dankook University Hospital, Cheonan 330-715, Korea.
Sae Ah
SA
Lee
Do Hyeong
DH
Kim
Gyeong Sik
GS
Jeon
D000368:Aged; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D000497:Alloys; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D002289:Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung / Q000150:complications*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005471:Fluoroscopy; D006469:Hemoptysis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015607:Stents
D000497:Alloys; C013616:nitinol