We report the causes and characteristics of benign tracheoesophageal fistulas (TEF) in 14 cases and investigate the effects of different stenting methods in the treatment of TEF. Among the 14 cases, 2 cases resulted from inflammation, 8 cases from post-esophagectomy complications, 2 cases from complications of esophageal stenting for anastomotic strictures, and 2 cases from complications of che...

APCB’s Abstracts 11. OP01: ROLE OF ULTRASONOGRAPHY IN THE ASSESSMENT PULMONARY FIBROSIS ILD AND ITS CORRELATION WITH HRCT CRYOBIOPSY 2. OP02: A STUDY CASES REQUIRING RE-TREATMENT SHORTLY AFTER RIGID BRONCHOSCOPIC THERAPY 3. OP03: EXTRACORPOREAL SUPPORT AS AN AID FOR COMPLEX CENTRAL AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION - CASE SERIES 4. OP04: “HITCH-STITCH” PREVENTING HIGH TRACHEAL STENTING MIGRATION 5. OP05: COMP...

Tracheal resection and primary anastomosis is the treatment of choice for a short-segment stenosis. However, the procedure does carry the risk of two potentially fatal complications: Anastomotic breakdown and anastomotic leak. We describe a case of 24-year-old man who was treated for a 4 to 5 cm tracheal stenosis secondary to a prolonged intubation and tracheostomy after organophosphorus poisio...

Introduction: Tracheal stents are deployed to attenuate intrinsic or extrinsic airway compression. They remain the gold standard for management of airway stenosis, especially when surgical resection is contraindicated. This study aimed to determine whether stent placement, by either fluoroscopic guidance or rigid bronchoscopy, resulted in improved procedural outcomes. Methods: We compared two t...

Bronchoscopic balloon dilatation (BBD) using angioplasty balloon catheters has been employed successfully in the treatment of tracheobronchial stenoses in children and has worked with variable success in adults with bronchial stenosis. In adults with tracheal stenosis, BBD only has been reported anecdotally. In this study, experience with BBD using a valvuloplasty balloon catheter in the combin...

Tracheal collapse, or tracheal chondromalacia, is a progressive, degenerative condition of the hyaline cartilage rings that support the tracheal lumen. Weakening of the trachealis muscle contributes to the loss of tracheal lumen during different phases of respiration. The resulting clinical syndrome typically manifests as a “goose honk” cough with varying degrees of dyspnea and is most commonly...

Tracheobronchial stenting is carried out to relieve airway obstruction caused by a variety of lesions such as tumors, strictures, tracheomalacia and bronchomalacia, which may not be suitable for resection and reconstruction. Historically, airway stenting was first attempted in the early 19th century, and since then, tracheostomy tubes and Montgomery tracheal T-tubes have been extensively used t...

BACKGROUND Management of severe central airway obstruction due to advanced cancer is a medical and technical challenge. The impact of airway stenting on the clinical outcome of such patients is unclear. METHOD This single-center, retrospective study evaluated 21 patients who underwent airway stenting for advanced cancer. We examined predictors of the post-stenting mortality, including age, se...