Effective restoration of extensive tracheal damage arising from cancer, stenosis, infection or
congenital abnormalities remains an unmet clinical need in respiratory medicine. The …

ABSTRACT AS offers rapid and sustained relief of symptoms in most patients treated for
malignant or benign CAO and can also be curative in itself in cases of benign …

Goals/objectives To review the scientific evidence on symptoms and specific complications
that are associated with lung cancer, and the methods available to palliate those symptoms …

Background Airway stenting has become an integral part of the therapeutic endoscopic
management of obstructive benign and malignant central airway diseases. Despite …

Airway stents are indicated to treat symptomatic narrowing or to close fistulas of the central
airways. They are generally divided into two types: the silicone stents and the metallic stents …

Tracheobronchial stent insertion is a relatively new technique used to palliate or cure central
airways obstruction. When performed by experienced thoracic endoscopists, this procedure …

Lung cancer is not only the most commonly diagnosed cancer worldwide, but it is still the
leading cause for cancer-related death. The 5-year survival for lung cancer in Europe and in …

Background: Central airway obstruction (CAO) occurs in patients with primary or metastatic
lung malignancy and nonmalignant pulmonary disorders and results in significant adverse …

Background: Therapeutic bronchoscopy (TB) is an accepted strategy for the symptomatic
management of central airway malignant obstruction. Stent insertion is recommended in …

Abstract Malignant Central Airway Obstruction (MCAO) encompasses significant and
symptomatic narrowing of the central airways that can occur due to primary lung cancer or …