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. 2019 Jul;11(7):3156–3170. doi: 10.21037/jtd.2019.07.29

Table 6. Indications for airway stenting.

Indications for airway stenting
   Airway stenosis
      Malignant
          Primary lung cancer
          Direct involvement from thoracic malignancies
          Thyroid cancer
          Esophageal cancer
      Benign
          Postintubation
          Post tracheostomy
          Stenosis at site of airway anastomosis
          Posttransplant
          Sarcoidosis
          Tuberculosis
          Granulomatosis with polyangiitis
          Idiopathic tracheal stenosis
   Airway fistula
      Benign
      Malignant
   Tracheomalacia