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Bronchoscopic findings before and after laser and rigid scope mass removal. (a) Infiltrative and compression thyroid mass obstructing the tracheal lumen. The distal lesion cannot be seen in this view. (b) Trachea after laser and rigid scope mass removal.
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The tracheal lumen was opened >50% posttreatment (Figure 1).
Bronchoscopy and thoracic-computerized tomography view of silicone Y-stent insertion. (a) Bronchoscopy view of silicone Y-stent at the subglottic trachea. (b) Bronchoscopy view of silicone Y-stent at the main carina. (c) Axial-computerized tomography view of airway stent at trachea. Arrow shows the airway stent; dotted arrow shows the thyroid mass.
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A silicone DUMON  Y-stent 14 x 10 x 10 mm was implanted in 3 cm of the left main bronchus, 1 cm of the right main bronchus, and 10 cm of the trachea through a rigid bronchoscope (Figure 2). Thoracic CT showed that the stent patented the airway (Figure 2).