Amazing Stent Usage In Coronary Angioplasty And Other Procedures

2. Tracheal Or Bronchial Stent

Around thirty percent of lung cancer patients will develop a central airway obstruction. Bronchial and tracheal stents can be used to open the blood vessels connected to the lungs to improve breathing. They may be used to relieve complications associated with stenosis and anastomosis after a lung transplant. Stents are made of silicon or metal and can be placed in either the bronchi or trachea depending on where a narrow blood vessel exists.