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- Title
Comparison of Natural and Dumon airway stents for the management of benign tracheobronchial stenoses.
- Authors
Ryu, Yon Ju; Kim, Hojoong; Yu, Chang-Min; Choi, Jae Chul; Kwon, Yong Soo; Kim, Jhingook; Suh, Soo Won
- Abstract
Objective and background: To investigate the utility and safety of the ‘Natural stent’, a newly designed silicone airway stent, the authors compared clinical outcomes and complications in patients who underwent silicone airway stenting for the management of benign airway stenosis. Methods: The medical records of 94 patients requiring the placement of 100 airway stents (43 Dumon and 57 Natural) were retrospectively reviewed in a tertiary referral hospital. Results: Post-tuberculous stenosis was the leading indication for airway stenting (74%), followed by post-intubation stenosis (21%). After intervention, dyspnoea improved in patients who underwent Dumon (90%) and Natural (86%) stenting. After stabilizing dyspnoea, stents could be successfully removed in half of the patients who underwent Dumon (54%) or Natural (49%) stenting. During a 42-month follow-up period, complication rates were similar in patients who underwent Dumon or Natural stenting. Conclusion: Natural airway stent was as effective and safe as Dumon stent for the management of benign tracheobronchial stenoses.
- Subjects
RESPIRATORY obstructions; DYSPNEA; BRONCHOSCOPY; TRACHEAL stenosis; SURGICAL stents; INTUBATION
- Publication
Respirology, 2006, Vol 11, Issue 6, p748
- ISSN
1323-7799
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1111/j.1440-1843.2006.00955.x