title: Intussusception technique of intrabronchial silicone stents: description of technique and a case report.
abstract: Respiratory tract infection with human papillomavirus has been associated with major airway complications, including tracheal stenosis. We report a case of recurrent respiratory papillomatosis infection complicated with iatrogenic airway fire injury causing airway stenosis. This was treated with reconstruction and a silicone Y stent placement. Three years after the stent placement, the patient presented with wheezing and shortness of breath. Bronchoscopy revealed tracheal narrowing proximal to the tracheal limb of the Y stent. The stenosis was treated with a stent intussusception technique with satisfactory results.
authors.affiliation: Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH.
authors.forename: Abdul Hamid
authors.initials: AH
authors.lastname: Alraiyes
authors.forename: Michael S
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Machuzak
authors.forename: Thomas R
authors.initials: TR
authors.lastname: Gildea
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D001980:Bronchi; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D002059:Burns, Inhalation / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy / Q000009:adverse effects; D030361:Papillomavirus Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation / Q000379:methods*; D012008:Recurrence; D012135:Respiratory Sounds; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000150:complications* / Q000601:surgery; D015607:Stents; D014135:Tracheal Stenosis / Q000209:etiology / Q000601:surgery*