Preliminary experience with bronchotherapeutic procedures in central XXXX .

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BACKGROUND: Central @entity1224 is still challenging to physicians. We herein report on our experiences with bronchotherapeutic procedures over a recent 8-month period. METHODS: From January 2002 to August 2002, 21 @entity1 received 26 procedures (4 core outs, 6 dilations, 13 stent placements, 2 biopsies, and 1 foreign body removal). All @entity1 were treated with or assisted using a rigid bronchoscope technique, except in 1 case in which a fiber bronchoscope was used. The etiologies included 4 cases of @entity2 , 3 cases of @entity5 , 6 cases of airway intubation, 2 cases of @entity378 , 1 case of @entity850 , 1 case of @entity130 , 1 case of subglottic web, 1 case of foreign body, and 2 cases of unknown origin. RESULTS: Seventeen @entity1 receiving bronchotherapeutic procedures benefited from the procedures, with 2 complications occurring in our series. One @entity1 who was 87 years old with @entity418 and @entity4501 died 5 days after the operation. Stent-related complications occurred in 2 @entity1 (1 collapse by compression and 1 @entity9358 ). No airway laceration occurred while performing the procedure. Two instances of intraoperative @entity548 were encountered, which were successfully controlled by compression of the lesion using the side of the rigid bronchoscope. CONCLUSIONS: In malignant airway obstructions, we resected the @entity5 with the tip of the rigid bronchoscope. Stents were reserved for @entity1 with residual obstruction or severe extrinsic compression. In benign airway obstructions, dilation with a rigid bronchoscope was routinely used. @entity6619 stents were preferred for managing benign @entity1224 .
