Tracheobronchial stenting

Tracheobronchial stenting

Tracheobronchial stenting: Tracheobronchial stenting is an endoscopic (bronchoscopic) procedure to place silicone or metal stents (short tubes) in the bronchial tubes to keep them dilated and help the patient breathe easier. Stenting is reserved for patients with inoperable lung cancer and tracheobronchial occlusion as well as patients with stenosis after a lung transplant.

Diseases And Conditions Treated: Tracheobronchial stenting

These diseases and conditions may be treated with the surgical procedure Tracheobronchial stenting:

• Bronchial stenosis secondary to cancer
• Bronchial stenosis secondary to lung transplant

Anesthetic Requirements for Tracheobronchial stenting

These surgical anesthetic requirements for the procedure Tracheobronchial stenting may include:

• General anesthetic

Procedure Complications: Tracheobronchial stenting

Possible surgical complications of Tracheobronchial stenting may include:

• Bleeding
• Infection
• Airway irritation
• Airway swelling
• Vocal cord paralysis
• Misposition of stent(s)
• Nerve damage
• Emergency tracheostomy
• Pneumothorax (collapsed lung)
• Adverse reaction to anesthetic

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