| Endotracheal Nitinol Stents: Lessons from the Learning Curve. | |
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PMID: 23322626 Owner: NLM Status: Publisher |
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ObjectiveTo reflect on lessons learned placing endotracheal nitinol stents in children.Study DesignCase series with chart review.SettingTertiary care children's hospital.Subjects and MethodsAll children who underwent nitinol cervical tracheal stenting were included. Records were carefully reviewed for intraoperative and postoperative complications, management choices, outcomes, and factors that influenced results.ResultsBetween 1999 and 2011, 7 children underwent 13 stent placements. Median follow-up was 5 years (range, 1-12 years). Six patients underwent stenting as a salvage procedure following open attempts at airway reconstruction. Four patients remain decannulated with their stent in place (median follow-up 7 years). The fifth patient had his stent removed endoscopically after 50 days because it became apparent that his obstruction was primarily laryngeal. The sixth child had his stent removed via a tracheal fissure after 14 months because of recalcitrant subglottic inflammation at the superior stent border. The seventh patient was decannulated for over 2 years but ultimately required tracheotomy replacement because of stenosis with the stent lumen. Complications included stent migration (23%), restenosis (29%), edema (29%), and granulation (57%).ConclusionEndotracheal nitinol stents provide a realistic opportunity for decannulation in children for whom other options have failed but should be reserved only as a salvage procedure in severely complicated airways. Our experience has taught valuable lessons about stent indications, sizing, characteristics, and deployment, as well as means to avoid and manage their complications. |
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Bianca Siegel; John P Bent; Robert F Ward |
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Type: JOURNAL ARTICLE Date: 2013-1-15 |
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Title: Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery Volume: - ISSN: 1097-6817 ISO Abbreviation: Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg Publication Date: 2013 Jan |
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Created Date: 2013-1-16 Completed Date: - Revised Date: - |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8508176 Medline TA: Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg Country: - |
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Languages: ENG Pagination: - Citation Subset: - |
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Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Montefiore Medical Center, Bronx, New York, USA. |
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