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 |