Appropriate treatment sessions of flexible bronchoscopic balloon dilation for patients with nonmalignant central airway stenosis

Therapeutic Advances in Respiratory Disease
Weiquan LiangShiyue Li

Abstract

Balloon dilation is a primary treatment for nonmalignant tracheobronchial stenosis, but often requires multiple treatment sessions to maintain therapeutic efficacy. No guideline is available to suggest the appropriate maximum number of treatment sessions. This study aimed to investigate the relationship between the number of balloon dilation sessions and its long-term therapeutic effectiveness in Chinese patients with nonmalignant central airway stenosis. A total of 111 patients with nonmalignant central airway stenosis treated with flexible bronchoscopic balloon dilation from January 2005 to September 2012 were included. The cumulative long-term effective rate was compared between any two adjacent sessions of balloon dilation treatment by McNemar's test. Multivariate Cox regression was performed to investigate the independent factors associated with long-term effectiveness. The cumulative long-term effective rate was significantly increased between any two adjacent sessions before the 6th session of treatment (all p < 0.05) but was no longer significantly increased after the 6th session. The stenosis diameter was larger in the patients receiving ⩽6 treatment sessions than those receiving ⩾6 treatment sessions. Multivariate Cox...Continue Reading

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