Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Randomized, pilot study that evaluates surveillance bronchoscopy versus no surveillance for patients that undergo tracheobronchial stenting
Inclusion Criteria: * All adult patients that undergo central airway (trachea, main stem bronchi and bronchus intermedius) stenting. Exclusion Criteria: * Inability to obtain informed consent due to cognitive, neurologic or psychiatric impairment. * Lobar or segmental stents alone * Terminally ill patients considered too sick to undergo a follow-up surveillance bronchoscopy * Stent insertion as a trial for excessive central airway collapse (as the duration of these stents is only 1-2 weeks) * Patients with a tracheostomy (as these patients can undergo frequent in-line suctioning that can af…
Bronchoscopy is a procedure that uses a bronchoscope (a thin, tube-like instrument with a light and a lens for viewing) to examine the inside of the trachea, bronchi (air passages that lead to the lungs), and lungs. The bronchoscope is inserted through the nose or mouth.
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