Da-Xiong Zeng, Zhao-Zhong Cheng, Xue-Dong Lv, Cheng-Shui Chen, Ji-Wang Wang, Robert Browning, Ko-Pen Wang, Jian-An Huang, Hervé Dutau, Fayez Kheir, Ming-Yao Ke, Jun-Hong Jiang
BACKGROUND: Self-expandable metallic (SEM) airway stents are an important approach to treating malignant central airway obstruction (CAO). Standard over-the-while (OTW) stent needs the guidance of a guide-wire. It should be implanted under flouroscopy or the guidance of bronchoscope visualization. In this study, we evaluated the operation time and safety between OTW stent and a novel through-the-scope (TTS) SEM airway stent. METHODS: In this multi-center, randomized, parallel-group superiority study, malignant CAO patients were enrolled randomly assigned (2:1) to the TTS stent implantation group (TTS group) or the standard OTW stent group (OTW group) in six sites across China...
August 2022: Translational Lung Cancer Research