Clinical Cases of Successful Endoscopic Bronchial Stenting

Introduction . A comprehensive approach to restore the patency of the trachea and bronchi in stenoses of various origin consists in their endoscopic stenting, which can be both temporary and maximum continuous. Materials and methods . The study presents two clinical cases of successful endoscopic stenting of the lower lobar bronchi of the lungs with relief of respiratory failure. In the first case, the left inferior lobar bronchus was compressed from the outside by a hematoma from a ruptured false aortic aneurysm. Thus, the aneurysm was stented first, and the compressed bronchus — second. In the second case, the right inferior lobar bronchus was stented due to lung metastases. In both cases, bronchial stenosis was accompanied by pulmonary atelectasis. Results and discussion . In both cases, stenting was effective in restoring the patency of stenosed bronchi and expanding the lungs, which enabled respiratory failure to be stopped. In the first case, 3 months after the stenting, its outward migration was revealed, but no recurrence of bronchial narrowing was observed during further dynamic observation. In the second case, the follow-up of the patient for 6 months after stenting showed adequate functioning of the stent. Conclusion . The presented clinical cases demonstrate high efficacy and reliability of endoscopic stenting in bronchial stenoses of various origin to cope with the respiratory failure and thereby improve the quality of life.