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. 2021 Mar 15;13(6):1313. doi: 10.3390/cancers13061313
Stenosis Degree Indication Bronchoscopy/Symptoms Intervention Follow-Up after Bronchoscopy Status
>70% Post-treatment inspection - 42 months till last contact. Alive
>70% Impending respiratory insufficiency Dilatation and stent placement 5 months post-RT Died 68 months after bronchoscopy. Probable cause of death related to heart problems, not airway stenosis. Dead
>70% Severe tracheomalacia and stenosis, respiratory insufficiency Tracheostomy, canula Died 23 months after bronchoscopy. Repeated IC admissions for respiratory insufficiency. Palliative care for progressive dyspnea. Dead
>70% Severe dyspnea Stent placement 2 years after CRT and immuno-therapy Died 9 days after bronchoscopy. Palliative care for progressive dyspnea. Dead
>70% Post-treatment inspection.
Dyspnea in combination with COPD exac-erbation.
Antibiotics Died 3 months after bronchoscopy Dead