Introduction Central airway obstruction (CAO) represents a pathological condition that can
lead to airflow limitation of the trachea, main stem bronchi, bronchus intermedius or lobar …

Airway stents are tracheobronchial prostheses that are used to relieve airway obstruction
and maintain airway patency. The Montgomery T-tube, developed in the 1960s, represents …

Background At present, bronchoscopic intervention has become an important treatment
approach for central airway obstruction (CAO). Choosing an appropriate access channel for …

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

ABSTRACT PURPOSE To demonstrate the advantage of radioactive stent (RS) for treating
malignant airway stenosis (MAS) in reducing the stent restenosis rate and increasing overall …

Background: Malignant central airway obstruction may result in an Eastern Cooperative
Oncology Group Performance Status (ECOG PS) that precludes treatment with systemic …

Background Foreign body ingestion is a common emergence in gastroenterology. Foreign
bodies are most likely to be embedded in the esophagus. The sharp ones may penetrate the …

Résumé Le collapsus trachéobronchique expiratoire regroupe la trachéobronchomalacie,
maladie des anneaux cartilagineux et le collapsus dynamique excessif des voies aériennes …

Bronchoscopy is an endoscopic procedure that visualizes the tracheobronchial tree by
placing an optical instrument inside the airways. The first bronchoscopy was performed by …

Complete tracheal obliteration after tracheostomy remains a considerable challenge for
otolaryngologists and pulmonologists. Here, we report for the first time a novel method of …