1DNB-PG Resident, Department of Pulmonology, Aster Medcity, Kochi, India;
2Head of Department and Lead Consultant, Department of Pulmonology, Aster Medcity, Kochi, India;
3Consultant Pulmonologist, Aster Medcity, Kochi, India;
4Specialist in Pulmonology, Aster Medcity, Kochi, India
Correspondence
Anjaly K.C., Kadiparambath House, Edappally North, Ponekkara, AIMS P.O., Kochi 682041, Kerala, India.
Email: anjalikc18@gmail.com
Key Words
endobronchial tuberculosis, endobronchial stent, silicone stent, ECMO.
Financial and Competing Interest
No conflicts of interest declared.
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ABSTRACT
Endobronchial tuberculosis (EBTB) is defined as tuberculous infection of the tracheobronchial tree with microbial and histopathological evidence. It is seen in 10-40% of patients with active pulmonary tuberculosis. More than 90% of the patients with EBTB have some degree of airway stenosis. Balloon dilatation and self-expanding stent insertion is an effective treatment for bronchial stenosis. Use of endobronchial stents should only be considered in lesions of proximal location when other dilatational methods have failed. Here, we report the use of emergency bedside extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) as a salvage manoeuvre in a case of distal tracheal obstruction of
