Novel anticoagulants: navigating the periprocedural course and previewing the new horizon for reversal agents

Abstract

we individually designed the small Y-shaped covered stent for treatment. The technical success, clinical success, and complications were studied. Results: Seven patients (5 males and 2 females), with mean age 55.3 ± 12.5 years, were treated. The stent's diameter and length of right main bronchus, right upper lobe bronchus and right intermediate bronchus were 14-18mm×10-15mm, 10-12mm×10mm and 12-16mm×10-15mm, respectively. Technical success was achieved in all patients. All fistulas were completely closed by airway angiography immediately after stent placement. Chest MSCT and bronchoscopy showed that all stents were expansion and fistula was closed completely after stent placement. All patients resumed oral intake. No severe intra-or postoperative complications occurred, without stents migration. Conclusions: Our data indicates that the small Y-shaped selfexpandable airway covered metallic stent placement is feasible, effective and safe for treatment of thoracostomach-right main bronchus fistula following esophagectomy. References