Abstract
We opt to use the stent best indicated in specific situations. Further implantation of the same stent and/or the additional implantation of a different stent is sometimes needed.
Between July 1991 and July 2000, we performed combination stenting as an emergency procedure in 24 patients with life-threatening tracheobronchial stenosis at Hiroshima City Hospital. Symptomatic relief of dyspnea was achieved in 88% of our patients.
Combination stenting seems to be especially indicated in certain complicated situations, e.g., diffuse stenosis, long stenosis, bilateral bronchial stenosis, and stenosis with fistula.
