Y Reverse: Modified technique in challenging airway management.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Self-expanding Y-metal stents (SEMS) are best suited lesions with involvement of the carina and proximal main bronchi; however, Y-stents can be difficult to place. These difficulties guided us to develop a modification of the classic technique that addresses some of the challenges during positioning. We present the Y reverse technique for Y stent insertion using a combination of rigid and flexible bronchoscopy.

Materials and methods

This retrospective study included 15 consecutive patients, suffering from tracheal-carina-lower main bronchi complex, hospitalized at the Thoracic Surgery Unit of the Vanvitelli University of Naples between October 2021 and October 2023.

Inclusion criteria

patients in which the length of the stenosis of the right bronchi was g

SUBMITTER: Messina G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11609050 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature