Inflammatory Conditions of the Airway
Key Points
- Medical treatment is the first line of therapy for inflammatory conditions of the airway.
- Surgical intervention is indicated for treatment of airway obstruction and in the presence of refractory response to medical therapy.
- Discrete lesions with a known or predictable natural history are best treated by resection and bronchoplastic reconstruction.
- Many patients are disabled by long-segment stenosis or an ongoing systemic disease and require aggressive and repeated interventional bronchoscopy to palliate the symptoms and signs of central airway obstruction.
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Last updated: July 18, 2023
Citation
Banki, Farzaneh, and Douglas E Wood. "Inflammatory Conditions of the Airway." Pearson's General Thoracic Surgery. STS Cardiothoracic Surgery E-Book, Chicago: Society of Thoracic Surgeons, 2023. STS Surgery, ebook.sts.org.
Banki F, Wood DE. Inflammatory Conditions of the Airway. In: Darling GE, Baumgartner WA, Jacobs JP, eds. Pearson's General Thoracic Surgery. STS Cardiothoracic Surgery E-Book. Chicago: Society of Thoracic Surgeons; 2023. ebook.sts.org. Accessed September 30, 2023.
Banki, F., & Wood, D. E. (2023). Inflammatory Conditions of the Airway. In Darling, G., Baumgartner, W., & Jacobs, J. (Eds.), Pearson's General Thoracic Surgery. STS Cardiothoracic Surgery E-Book. Chicago: Society of Thoracic Surgeons. ebook.sts.org
Banki F, Wood DE. Inflammatory Conditions of the Airway [Internet]. In: Darling GE, Baumgartner WA, Jacobs JP, editors. Pearson's General Thoracic Surgery. STS Cardiothoracic Surgery E-Book. Chicago: Society of Thoracic Surgeons; 2023. [cited 2023 September 30]. Available from: ebook.sts.org.
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