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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Zhao, Y.
• Zeng, Y.-W.
• Yin, M.-P.
• Xie, P.-F.
• Liu, Y.
• Li, X.-N.
• Qi, Y.
• Wu, G.

Titel

Y-shaped airway self-expanding covered metallic stent removal via the interventional technique

Ist Teil von

• Clinical radiology, 2021-07, Vol.76 (7), p.548.e25-548.e29

Ort / Verlag

England: Elsevier Ltd

Erscheinungsjahr

2021

Quelle

Access via ScienceDirect (Elsevier)

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• To review the removal of Y-shaped airway self-expanding covered metallic stents using the interventional technique under fluoroscopy. The clinical data of 33 patients who underwent removal of Y-shaped airway self-expanding covered metallic stents from March 2011 to August 2019 were analysed retrospectively. A total of 35 Y-shaped stents were removed. The average indwelling duration of the tracheal stents was 101.7 ± 105.4 days. Four cases were removed via the conventional method (grasping the upper tip of the stent to collapse and adduct the proximal end of the stent), whereas 31 cases were removed using the reversal method (grasping the distal end of the stent to invert and strip out the stent). The duration of stent removal was 24.3 ± 12.4 minutes (median time, 20 minutes). The interventional radiology technique is a feasible, safe, and effective method for removing Y-shaped airway self-expanding covered metallic stents, and can be considered for use in the clinical setting. •Technology for removal of Y-shaped airway stents under fluoroscopy was developed.•The technique was applied to 33 patients to remove airway stents.•All the stents were removed successfully, without serious complications.•The technique for fluoroscopic removal of the airway stent is feasible and safe.