Bronchoscopic Management of Mesh Erosion Following Tracheobronchoplasty: A Case Series
by figshare admin karger·Updated 1mo ago
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Description
A case series from figshare admin karger, last updated April 30, 2026, details the bronchoscopic management of mesh erosion in four patients aged 49–78 who underwent tracheobronchoplasty for severe tracheobronchomalacia. The 8.9 MB collection includes PDF, MP4, and DOCX files illustrating diagnostic and therapeutic procedures, including resection techniques and patient outcomes. It reports that two patients achieved over 90% airway patency post-intervention, with all patients showing improved symptoms on follow-up.
Use Cases
Study endoscopic resection techniques for prosthetic mesh erosion based on the described combined rigid and flexible bronchoscopy approach.
Analyze patient outcomes and symptom improvement following bronchoscopic intervention based on the reported clinical follow-up data.
Review diagnostic criteria for mesh erosion based on the described use of CT imaging and confirmatory bronchoscopy.
Investigate adjunctive therapies for post-procedural care based on mentions of antibiotic regimens, mucociliary clearance optimization, and hyperbaric oxygen therapy.
Strengths
Includes detailed procedural outcomes for four patients, with specific metrics such as >90% airway patency improvement in two cases.
Provides multimodal supporting materials in PDF, MP4, and DOCX formats, likely containing visual documentation of the techniques.
Case descriptions include specific patient age range (49–78), comorbidities (COPD, diabetes, GERD), and delayed symptom onset timelines.
Limitations
Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment for statistical analysis.
Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
The dataset is small at 8.9 MB, indicating limited scale for machine learning applications.
Provenance
Source
figshare admin karger
Collection Method
Clinical case series compilation.
Freshness
Last updated 2026-04-30 05:55:13; freshness should be verified.