Experience with removing Palmaz stents with a rigid bronchoscope |
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Authors: | Tsai Hsin-Lin Liu Chinsu Chen Pin-Tarng Soong Wen-Jue Chang Wen-Kuei Chin Taiwai Wei Chou-Fu |
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Institution: | a Division of Pediatric Surgery, Department of Surgery, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan b Department of Pediatrics, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan c Department of Anesthesia, Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan d National Yang-Ming University, School of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC |
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Abstract: | BackgroundThe Palmaz stent can relieve congenital malacia or stenosis of airway, but reports on the indications and results of stent removal are rare. The authors report their experience in removing Palmaz stents and discuss the indications for removal.MethodsThirteen stents in 12 patients were removed by a rigid bronchoscope for various reasons. The indications were expected recovery (n = 5), severe granulations and expected recovery (n = 2), stent collapse (n = 2), and stent migration and/or fracture (n = 4).ResultsThe course after removal was smooth in 9 patients and complicated in 3. The indications for stent removal in these 3 complicated cases were all expected recovery. One of the 3 complicated cases needed emergent cardiopulmonary bypass and tracheostomy for a collapsed stent that occluded airway, 1 failed for intractable bleeding, and 1 failed for intense vagal reflex causing cardiac arrest. At 6 months of follow-up, satisfactory results were seen in all but one case that needed further procedures for an iatrogenic tracheoesophageal fistula.ConclusionsMost Palmaz stents can be removed smoothly with a rigid bronchoscope; however, lethal complications can happen. The authors suggest that indications for stent removal should be intractable airway symptoms caused by the stent rather than expected recovery. Muscle relaxants should be avoided during anesthesia to maintain spontaneous breathing, and cardiopulmonary bypass should be on standby. |
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Keywords: | Palmaz stent tracheomalacia tracheobranchial stent |
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