One of the main indications for therapeutic endoscopic treatment is palliation of advanced cancerous lesions. The main purpose is the relief of dyspnea due to central airway obstruction, and the pre-operative evaluation to confirm that the lung beyond the obstruction is viable and that dyspnea is effectively related to the obstruction (Wahidi et al., 2007) [1].
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