Tracheobronchial stenting for malignant airway disease: long-term outcomes from a single-center study.
The aim of this retrospective study is to investigate the immediate and long-term outcomes following the insertion of covered and uncovered self-expandable metallic stent (SEMS) for the management of malignant tracheobronchial disease. A total of 49 patients (27 male, mean age 60.9 ± 15 years) underwent 77 SEMS insertions (57 uncovered). The procedure was performed in theater using combined bronchoscopic and fluoroscopic guidance. The study's primary end points included technical success (97.9%), clinical success (91.8%), and symptom recurrence (14.2%). The mean follow-up time was 5.5 ± 5.9 months. We concluded that tracheobronchial SEMSs provide safe and effective minimally invasive long-term management of patients with symptomatic malignant airway disease.
1Guy's and St Thomas' Hospital, NHS Foundation Trust, Interventional Radiology, London, UK.
Riccardo
R
Inchingolo
Tarun
T
Sabharwal
Stavros
S
Spiliopoulos
Mitiadis
M
Krokidis
Renato
R
Dourado
Irfan
I
Ahmed
Juliet
J
King
Andreas
A
Adam
D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D015607:Stents; D016896:Treatment Outcome