Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- 1. Referral to interventional pulmonology or ENT for endoscopic management of suspected benign tracheal stenosis.
- 2. Significant tracheal stenosis defined by stenosis ≥ 50% of tracheal lumen assessed on chest CT or symptomatology warranting evaluation.
- 3. Able to provide informed consent
- 4. Age \> 18
Exclusion Criteria:
- 1. Inability to provide informed consent.
- 2. Pregnancy
- 3. Known or suspected malignant central airway stenosis
- 4. Patient has already been enrolled in this study.
- 5. Study subject has any disease or condition that interferes with safe completion of the study including:
- 1. Hypoxemia with need for supplemental oxygen ≥ 2L/min by nasal canula
- 2. Recent pneumothorax in the previous 12 months
- 3. Severe COPD (defined as a FEV1/FVC \< 70% and FEV1 \< 30% predicted) and/or severe persistent asthma.
- 4. Hemodynamic instability with systolic blood pressure \<90 mmHg or heart rate \> 120 beats/min, unless deemed to be stable with these values by the attending physicians.
- 5. Prior complications with SCT
- 6. Contraindication to rigid bronchoscopy
- 7. Significant tracheomalacia or alterations in cartilage integrity that would require stent placement or surgical referral as assessed by CT imaging.
- 8. Greater then 1 BCAS intervention within 6 months before enrollment
Ages Eligible for Study:
18 Years to N/A (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)
Sexes Eligible for Study: ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
No