The Art of Rigid Bronchoscopy and Airway Stenting

Antoinette Flannery; Cyrus Daneshvar; Hervé Dutau; David Breen

doi:10.1016/j.ccm.2017.11.011

The Art of Rigid Bronchoscopy and Airway Stenting

Clin Chest Med. 2018 Mar;39(1):149-167. doi: 10.1016/j.ccm.2017.11.011.

Authors

Antoinette Flannery¹, Cyrus Daneshvar², Hervé Dutau³, David Breen⁴

Affiliations

¹ Interventional Respiratory Unit, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Galway University Hospitals, Galway 91 YR71, Ireland. Electronic address: Antoinette.flannery@hse.ie.
² Department of Respiratory Medicine, Level 6, Derriford Hospital, Derriford Road, Plymouth, PL6 8DH, UK.
³ Department of Thoracic Oncology, Pleural Diseases and Interventional Pulmonology, North Hospital of Marseille, Aix-Marseille University, Marseille 13015, France.
⁴ Interventional Respiratory Unit, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Galway University Hospitals, Galway 91 YR71, Ireland.

PMID: 29433711
DOI: 10.1016/j.ccm.2017.11.011

Abstract

Interventional pulmonology has grown significantly over the last 2 decades and is now seen as an essential component in thoracic oncology care. The rigid bronchoscope occupies a central role in this specialty and offers many important advantages over the flexible scope when performing therapeutic procedures on central airways. Although stenting practices have evolved, it is generally accepted that stents offer an important treatment option for selected patients with benign and malignant airway diseases. This article discusses rigid bronchoscopy and stenting, future challenges, complications of the procedure and stents, and future directions.

Keywords: Airway stents; Complications; Future advances in stent technology; Rigid bronchoscopy.

Publication types

Review

MeSH terms

Airway Obstruction / complications*
Airway Obstruction / therapy*
Bronchoscopy / methods*
Humans
Stents / standards*