Tracheal stenosis (TS) is abnormal tracheal lumen narrowing that can impair sufficient airflow and cause severe morbidity. Any level of the trachea can be affected from the cricoid cartilage to the main carina.TS may be congenital or idiopathic but most commonly is secondary to a variety of pathologies including tracheal trauma, malignancy, extrinsic compression or iatrogenic. Endotracheal intubation and tracheostomy are considered the most common causes of TS. 1 Historically, surgical management has been the mainstay of treatment in such cases, while endoscopic procedures are often viewed as a bridge to definitive surgical intervention either in simple stenosis or in high-risk patients. However, with the recent advances in the field of interventional pulmonology, definitive management of TS using multiple endoscopic methods became increasingly common especially in patients deemed non-operable. 2 We aimed to prospectively investigate the role of bronchoscopic management either by mechanical dilatation and
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