RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Insertion of a Dumon Y-stent via a permanent tracheostoma without using a rigid bronchoscope
JF BMJ Case Reports
JO BMJ Case Reports
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd
SP e226500
DO 10.1136/bcr-2018-226500
VO 11
IS 1
A1 Hayashi, Kazuki
A1 Motoishi, Makoto
A1 Sawai, Satoru
A1 Hanaoka, Jun
YR 2018
UL http://casereports.bmj.com/content/11/1/e226500.abstract
AB A 63-year-old man who had received a permanent tracheostoma after oesophageal cancer surgery developed fistulas in the left and right main bronchi and suffered repeated aspiration pneumonia. Placing an indwelling Dumon Y-stent using a rigid bronchoscope is an option to treat fistula and stenosis at the tracheal bifurcation, but in some cases, it may be difficult to use a rigid bronchoscope in patients with a permanent tracheostoma. In this study, we report placing a Dumon Y-stent in a patient with a permanent tracheostoma using a specially modified stent and forceps instead of a rigid bronchoscope.