Palliative Therapy

Milani, G.F.; Simonassi, C.; Salio, Mario

doi:10.4081/monaldi.2011.246

Cited by 1 publication

(1 citation statement)

References 37 publications

(57 reference statements)

Supporting

Mentioning

Contrasting

Order By: Relevance

“…In particular, endoscopy has a relevant role in the emergency management of massive hemoptysis, as an urgent rigid bronchoscopy or a flexible bronchoscopy inside a tracheal tube is efficient in clearing the airways, tamponing the bleeding and therefore preserving ventilation, provided that the procedure is performed by skilled personnel; however, the long-term efficacy of the known endoscopic procedures is reportedly limited [2,3].…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Palliative treatment of life-threatening hemoptysis with silicone stent insertion in advanced lung cancer

Barisione

Genova

Grosso

et al. 2017

Monaldi Arch Chest Dis

View full text Add to dashboard Cite

Massive hemoptysis is a stressful and life-threatening event that can occur in lung cancer patients. The management of this event is usually challenging, and can involve surgery, embolization, and bronchoscopy. Unfortunately, while surgery can offer a definitive solution to hemoptysis, lung cancer patients are often excluded from this approach. On the other hand, bronchial arterial embolization rarely results in long-term control of bleeding.Endoscopy allows a skilled physician to perform mechanical tamponade or laser photocoagulation of bleeding lesions and preserve the main airways. While endoscopic stent placement is usually performed in order to treat stenosis, it has been occasionally employed to isolate and mechanically block the bleeding sites within the bronchial tree.We present the cases of two patients suffering from lung cancerrelated life-threatening hemoptysis; both patients were successfully treated by positioning a silicone stent during emergency bronchoscopy. Subsequently, we present a concise review of the available literature.

show abstract

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%