Successful stenting of congenital bronchial stenosis in infancy

Abstract

The use of a stent in infants is still controversial because size mismatch will take place with growth. However, we believe that implantation of a metallic stent can be the preferred treatment of congenital bronchial stenosis even in small infants.

Successful management of congenital bronchial stenosis using an expandable stent

“…This explains why the American Food and Drug Administration issued an advisory about the use of metal airway stents for benign diseases, with the exception of patients with inoperable disease or significant comorbidities [9]. Several authors have reported the use of balloon expandable stents for angioplasty in children [10][11][12] and, in very few cases, for bronchial stenosis [13,14]. These stents have the advantage of being small, can be accurately placed, and have a precise luminal diameter.…”

French experience of silicone tracheobronchial stenting in children

“…Most authors published their results as a limited series or selective cases. 6,7,9,10,[16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23][24] The mortality rate was high, but indications for stenting were mostly last-option rescue procedures. In one study, the overall complication rate in adults and children was 32% (9/28 stents in 23 patients).…”