N Guibert, J Mazières, B Moreno, H Dutau, G Plat, V Héluain, R Kessler, M Porzio - BMJ Journals thorax-2022-219954 - After a tracheal and carinal resection in 2016, the patient developped stenoses of the trachea and bronchus (dyspnoea). Since 2019, 15 stents had to be removed for severe adverse events. Then he was enrolled in the TATUM trial to get a 3D custom-made silicone implant stent. This stent has now been in place for 7 months and the patient reported some dramatic improvements in dypnoea and quality of life.
‘Double-bifurcated’ stent: when 3D is not an option
N Guibert, J Mazières, B Moreno, H Dutau, G Plat, V Héluain, R Kessler, M Porzio - BMJ Journals thorax-2022-219954 - After a tracheal and carinal resection in 2016, the patient developped stenoses of the trachea and bronchus (dyspnoea). Since 2019, 15 stents had to be removed for severe adverse events. Then he was enrolled in the TATUM trial to get a 3D custom-made silicone implant stent. This stent has now been in place for 7 months and the patient reported some dramatic improvements in dypnoea and quality of life.