Yu Chen, Zi-Qing Zhou, Jia-Xin Feng, Zhu-Quan Su, Chang-Hao Zhong, Li-Ya Lu, Xiao-Bo Chen, Chun-Li Tang, Subba R Digumarthy, Alfonso Fiorelli, Ehsan Natour, Filippo Lococo, Francesco Petrella, Kassem Harris, Takeo Nakada, Nan-Shan Zhong, Shi-Yue Li
BACKGROUND: Airway stenting is frequently used in the palliative treatment of patients with advanced tumor-induced airway stenosis and fistulas. However, there is paucity of studies regarding the use of airway stents in restoring patency. The aim of the study was to assess the efficacy and safety of hybrid silicon Y stents and covered self-expanding metal stents (SEMS) and in reestablishing patency in airway stenoses and fistulas. METHODS: This retrospective study included 31 patients between January 2016 to December 2019 with inoperable complex malignant airway stenoses and fistulas, managed with Silicone Y stents, and covered SEMS...
May 2021: Translational Lung Cancer Research