Penetration to the aortic wall by a metallic airway stent. a successfully treated case with left pneumonectomy and aortic repair
Shiraishi, T.; Shirakusa, T.; Ninomiya, H.; Hiratsuka, M.; Yamamoto, S.; Iwasaki, A.; Tashiro, T.
Journal of Cardiovascular Surgery 46(5): 473-475
2005
ISSN/ISBN: 0021-9509 PMID: 16278637 Document Number: 585740
Metallic airway stents were used widely at the beginning of airway stent use, but an accumulation of cases has revealed complications due to their use. A patient who received a Gianturco Z stent for bronchial tuberculosis suffered massive haemoptysis due to stent migration into the aortic wall. Left pneumonectomy with aortic repair was successfully performed. We suggest that metallic stents should not be used for benign airway palliation, as they may later cause life-threatening complications.