Double Y-stenting for tracheobronchial stenosis

Masahide Oki, Hideo Saka

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Abstract

The purpose of the present study was to evaluate the feasibility, efficacy and safety of the double Y-stenting technique, by which silicone Y-stents are placed on both the main carina and another peripheral carina, for patients with tracheobronchial stenosis. Under general anaesthesia, using rigid and flexible bronchoscopes, a Dumon™ Y-stent (Novatech, La Ciotat, France) was first placed on the primary right or secondary left carina followed by another Y-stent on the main carina so as to insert the bronchial limb of the stent into the first Y-stent. Patients who underwent double Y-stent placement during 3 yrs and 1 month in a single centre were retrospectively reviewed. In the study period, 93 patients underwent silicone stent placement and 12 (13%) underwent double Y-stent placement (11 for right and one for left bronchus). A combination of Y-stents, 14 x 10 x 10 mm and 16 x 13 x 13 mm in outer diameter, were most frequently used. Dyspnoea was relieved in all patients. Six out of seven patients with supplemental oxygen before stent placement could be discharged without supplemental oxygen. Median survival after stenting was 94.5 days. One pneumothorax and one granuloma formation occurred. Double Y-stent placement for patients with tracheobronchial stenosis was technically feasible, effective and acceptably safe. Copyright

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1483-1488
Number of pages6
JournalEuropean Respiratory Journal
Volume40
Issue number6
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 01-12-2012
Externally publishedYes

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

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