Open AccessSurvival and Complications After Interventional Bronchoscopy in Malignant Central Airway Obstruction
Author(s) -
Kirill Neyman,
Arve Sundset,
Andreas Espinoza,
Johny Kongerud,
Erik Fosse
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
journal of bronchology and interventional pulmonology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.648
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1944-6586
pISSN - 1948-8270
DOI - 10.1097/lbr.0b013e318222a7da
Subject(s) - medicine , bronchoscopy , lung cancer , pneumothorax , airway obstruction , surgery , lung , carcinoma , airway , survival rate , radiology
Patients with malignant airway obstruction may need endobronchial intervention to relieve the associated symptoms. We report our experience of interventional bronchoscopy with regard to complications and survival.