1. Hybrid stenting with silicone Y stents and metallic stents in the management of severe malignant airway stenosis and fistulas
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Yu Chen, Francesco Petrella, Alfonso Fiorelli, Nanshan Zhong, Liya Lu, Subba R. Digumarthy, Shiyue Li, Kassem Harris, Xiao-Bo Chen, Chang-Hao Zhong, Takeo Nakada, Chun-Li Tang, Ehsan Natour, Zi-Qing Zhou, Filippo Lococo, Zhu-Quan Su, Jia-Xin Feng, MUMC+: MA Med Staf Spec CTC (9), and RS: Carim - V04 Surgical intervention
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medicine.medical_specialty ,Fistula ,TRACHEOBRONCHIAL STENOSIS ,DISEASE ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Bronchoscopy ,medicine ,fistula ,esophageal cancer ,self-expending metallic stents ,Performance status ,medicine.diagnostic_test ,business.industry ,Medical record ,BRONCHOSCOPY ,Retrospective cohort study ,Esophageal cancer ,equipment and supplies ,medicine.disease ,Silicone Y stents ,Surgery ,Stenosis ,lung cancer ,030228 respiratory system ,Oncology ,airway stenosis ,030220 oncology & carcinogenesis ,PLACEMENT ,CARINA ,Original Article ,Airway ,business - Abstract
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. The clinical details, clinical outcomes and complications up to 6 months were extracted from medical records. The improvement of performance was assessed based on modified British Medical Research Council (mMRC) dyspnea scores (t=6.892, P
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- 2021