Balloon dilatation of bronchial stenosis in adult

Im, Jung-Gi; Han, MC; Park, J H; Han, Sangwoo; Kim, K Y

doi:10.3348/jkrs.1988.24.3.400

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“…However, once fibrosis leading to stricture has occurred, medical treatment has limited benefit and more aggressive treatments are needed to restore the patency of the involved airway (5-7). Since Im et al first reported on the use of balloon dilation to treat TTBSs in 1988 (8), balloon dilation has become an accepted first-line therapy for TTBS, primarily because it is effective in treating intraluminal benign strictures and promptly relieves acute airway distress caused by obstruction (9).…”

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Tuberculous Tracheobronchial Strictures Treated with Balloon Dilation: A Single-Center Experience in 113 Patients during a 17-year Period

Cho¹,

Kim²,

Park³

et al. 2015

Radiology

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Tuberculous Tracheobronchial Strictures Treated with Balloon Dilation: A Single-Center Experience in 113 Patients during a 17-year Period

Cho¹,

Kim²,

Park³

et al. 2015

Radiology

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Tuberculous Stenosis of the Left Main Bronchus: Results of Treatment with Balloons and Metallic Stents

Lee

Im²,

Han³

et al. 1999

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology

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Endobronchial tuberculosis

Shim

1996

Respirology

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Endobronchial tuberculosis (EBTB) is a highly infectious disease that remains a diagnostic challenge in the developed countries. It also presents as a troublesome therapeutic problem due to its sequelae of cicatrical stenosis. Due to the worldwide decrease of tuberculosis, diagnosis of EBTB is frequently delayed until the onset of serious bronchial stenosis with resultant atelectasis and bronchiectasis. The exact pathogenesis of EBTB is not yet completely understood and the course of EBTB differs according to the type. The prognosis of actively caseating type and edematous-hyperemic type EBTB is grave, resulting fibrostenosis in two thirds of patients. Fibrostenotic type EBTB shows no change or worsening of stenosis. The prognosis is good for granular and non-specific bronchitic type EBTB; however, the prognosis of tumorous type is poor, frequently resulting in bronchial stenosis despite adequate treatment. Antituberculous chemotherapy is effective in controlling the infection, but does not prevent residual bronchostenosis. Early treatment with steroid therapy is effective in certain groups of EBTB. Balloon dilatation and stent insertion is an effective treatment of bronchial stenosis if obstruction of the stent by granulation tissue overgrowth can be prevented. Future research should focus on the pathogenesis of bronchial inflammatory reaction and resulting fibrosis to prevent bronchial stenosis at the early stage.

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Balloon dilatation of bronchial stenosis in adult

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Tuberculous Tracheobronchial Strictures Treated with Balloon Dilation: A Single-Center Experience in 113 Patients during a 17-year Period

Tuberculous Tracheobronchial Strictures Treated with Balloon Dilation: A Single-Center Experience in 113 Patients during a 17-year Period

Tuberculous Stenosis of the Left Main Bronchus: Results of Treatment with Balloons and Metallic Stents

Endobronchial tuberculosis

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