Endobronchial Tumor With Ball Valve Mechanism: A Real Airway Emergency
| Autor: | Muhammad Arif, Sreeja Biswas, Ali Saeed, Andrew Talon, Saad Alkhider |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Pulmonology airway stent medicine.medical_treatment tracheal tumor 030204 cardiovascular system & hematology 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Occlusion medicine interventional pulmonology Flexible bronchoscopy Bronchus business.industry Endobronchial tumor General Engineering Stent flexible bronchoscopy airway emergency respiratory system medicine.disease respiratory tract diseases icast stent medicine.anatomical_structure Tracheal tumor Oncology Ball valve Cardiac/Thoracic/Vascular Surgery central airway obstruction Radiology renal cell carcinoma (rcc) business Airway pulmonary critical care 030217 neurology & neurosurgery |
| Zdroj: | Cureus |
| ISSN: | 2168-8184 |
| Popis: | Central airway obstruction due to the tumor can present as near-complete tracheal obstruction. The results can be life-threatening requiring emergent intervention. Rigid bronchoscopy has been preferred for the management of central airway obstruction. However, there are relatively few studies comparing rigid bronchoscopy and flexible bronchoscopy in treating these cases. We describe a 61-year-old woman with a lower trachea tumor with ball valve occlusion of the left mainstem bronchus and complete occlusion of the right mainstem bronchus successfully managed with flexible bronchoscopy and iCAST® stent. We herein highlight the role of therapeutic flexible bronchoscopy with airway stenting as an efficacious treatment modality for the management of malignant central airway obstruction. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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