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Use of silicone stents for the management of post-tuberculosis tracheobronchial stenosis
- Title
- Use of silicone stents for the management of post-tuberculosis tracheobronchial stenosis
- Authors
- Ryu Y.J.; Kim H.; Yu C.M.; Choi J.C.; Kwon Y.S.; Kwon O.J.
- Ewha Authors
- 류연주
- SCOPUS Author ID
- 류연주
- Issue Date
- 2006
- Journal Title
- European Respiratory Journal
- ISSN
- 0903-1936
- Citation
- European Respiratory Journal vol. 28, no. 5, pp. 1029 - 1035
- Indexed
- SCI; SCIE; SCOPUS
- Document Type
- Article
- Abstract
- The role of bronchoscopic management in post-tuberculosis tracheobronchial stenosis is not well defined. To investigate the role of bronchoscopic intervention, including silicone stenting, in the management of post-tuberculosis tracheobronchial stenosis, the current retrospective study was conducted at a tertiary referral hospital. Under rigid bronchoscopy, 80 patients underwent ballooning, neodymium-yttrium aluminium garnet laser resection and/or bougienation as first-line methods of airway dilatation between January 2000 and December 2003 inclusive, and were followed for a median of 41 months. Silicone stents were required in 75 out of 80 (94%) patients to maintain airway patency. Bronchoscopic intervention provided immediate symptomatic relief and improved lung function in 88% of the patients. After airway stabilisation, stents were removed successfully in 49 out of 75 (65%) patients at a median of 14 months post-insertion. Three patients out of 75 (4%) eventually underwent surgical management. Acute complications included: excessive bleeding (n=1); pneumothorax (n=5); and pneumomediastinum without mortality (n=2). Stent-related late complications, such as migration (51%), granuloma formation (49%), mucostasis (19%) and restenosis (40%), were controllable during a median follow-up of 41 months. In conclusion, bronchoscopic intervention, including silicone stenting, could be a useful and safe method for treating post-tuberculosis tracheobronchial stenosis. Copyright © ERS Journals Ltd 2006.
- DOI
- 10.1183/09031936.06.00020906
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- 의과대학 > 의학과 > Journal papers
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