Background Scarring central airway stenosis (SCAS) is a potentially life-threatening
condition with debilitating symptoms. Interventional bronchoscopy is increasingly used to …

Background: Scarring airway stenosis is commonly seen in China as compared to other
developed countries, due to the high prevalence of tuberculosis. Nowadays, interventional …

Background: Central airway obstruction (CAO) is a potentially lethal condition that requires
urgent endobronchial intervention and may occur due to several nonmalignant causes. The …

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

Background Malignant central airway obstruction (CAO) occurs in approximately 20–30% of
patients with lung cancer and is associated with debilitating symptoms and poor prognosis …

Objective To analyze the causes of benign central airway stenoses and to evaluate the
efficacy of interventional treatments through flexible bronchoscopy. Methods Three hundred …

Patients with central airway obstruction (CAO) may need endobronchial intervention to
relieve their symptoms. This report is on a single-center experience of using interventional …

Background Bronchoscopic treatment is 1 of the treatment choices for both palliative and
definitive treatment of benign tracheal stenosis. There is no consensus on the management …

Background Interventional bronchoscopy is effective in the management of patients with
symptomatic airway obstruction for both malignant and benign conditions. The main aim of …

Background Endoluminal therapy either by dilatation, scar tissue resection or stent insertion
is an established treatment for non‐malignant airway stenosis although the surgical …