Yuki Takigawa, Ken Sato, Kenichiro Kudo, Daisuke Minami, Keisuke Shiraha, Tomoyoshi Inoue, Suzuka Matsuoka, Miho Fujiwara, Sho Mitsumune, Hiromi Watanabe, Akiko Sato, Keiichi Fujiwara, Takuo Shibayama
Objective Airway stenting is an established procedure for treating various airway disorders. The AERO stent (Merit Medical Systems, South Jordan, UT, USA) is a fully covered self-expandable metallic stent approved for use in Japan in 2014. However, its effectiveness in treating malignant airway disorders in patients with a poor performance status remains unclear. Therefore, we investigated the safety and efficacy of the AERO stent in patients with malignant airway disorders and a poor performance status. Patients and Methods We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of all patients who underwent AERO stent placement at our institute between April 2016 and March 2022, and 21 patients underwent 25 procedures for malignant airway disorders...
January 13, 2024: Internal Medicine