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VOLUME 53 , ISSUE 2 ( April-June, 2011 ) > List of Articles

Original Article

Initial Experience of Endobronchial Silicon Stents from a Tertiary Care Centre in North India

R. Agarwal, A. Khan, A.N. Aggarwal, N. Singh, H. Bhagat, B. Kumar, L.N. Yaddanapudi, S. Sethi, N. Khandelwal, D. Gupta

Keywords : Interventional pulmonology, Bronchoscopy, Stents, Lung cancer, Tracheal stenosis, Central airway obstruction

Citation Information : Agarwal R, Khan A, Aggarwal A, Singh N, Bhagat H, Kumar B, Yaddanapudi L, Sethi S, Khandelwal N, Gupta D. Initial Experience of Endobronchial Silicon Stents from a Tertiary Care Centre in North India. Indian J Chest Dis Allied Sci 2011; 53 (2):93-106.

DOI: 10.5005/ijcdas-53-2-93

License: CC BY-NC 4.0

Published Online: 10-06-2022

Copyright Statement:  Copyright © 2011; The Author(s).


Abstract

Background. Central airway obstruction (CAO) is defined as obstruction of trachea and principal bronchi. Therapeutic rigid bronchoscopy with tracheobronchial stenting using silicon stents is a well established procedure in the management of such conditions. However, there is limited experience with this technique in India. Methods. Between January 2010 and April 2010, Dumon stents were placed in four patients with CAO. Three patients had symptomatic tracheal stenosis while one patient had malignant obstruction at the carina. Rigid bronchoscopy under general anaesthesia was performed to relieve the CAO followed by placement of silicon stents. Pre- and post-stent placement symptom assessment was performed with a symptom-based visual analogue scale. Results. Four patients underwent silicon stent placement in the tracheobronchial tree. Three patients had benign postintubation tracheal stenosis and one had malignant tracheal obstruction at carina due to endobronchial growth. Significant improvement was achieved in all patients. There were no significant complications. Conclusions. Rigid bronchoscopy with silicon stent placement is an effective and suitable method of relieving the distressing symptoms due to benign or malignant airway obstruction.

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