2005 Volume 27 Issue 8 Pages 561-564
We analyzed our patients with airway stenosis due to advanced lung cancer treated by bronchial interventional approach. This technique includes laser coagulation and airway stenting etc. The aim of this study is to clarify the indication of the bronchial intervention and the role on the whole clinical course of these patients. The results of this study demonstrated that prognosis who had good performance status after stent placement, and to whom following radiotherapy or chemotherapy were done appeared better than the others. In majority of advanced lung cancer patients who were treated by airway stenting, early relief of dyspnea and subjective improvement of quality of life and prognosis were obtained after these procedures.
