Placing covered self-expanding metal stents by suspension laryngoscope in benign tracheal stenosis

Tracheobronchial stent placement for malignant airway strictures has been proved to improve respiratory function, but experience for benign tracheobronchial stenoses is limited. The purpose of our study is to investigate the efficacy of covered expandable metallic stents, inserted through a suspension laryngoscope, treating tracheal stenosis following intubation or tracheostomy.From 2010 to 2018, 67 adult patients with the benign tracheal...