Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation-facilitated palliative radiotherapy for severe airway obstruction due to lung cancer: A case report.
Hitoshi MoriMasahiro KashiuraYuya YoshimuraYuki YamahataTomohisa TokuraTatsuya NodagashiraAkihide KonnTakashi MoriyaPublished in: Acute medicine & surgery (2024)
Malignant central airway obstruction is life-threatening. Our case demonstrates the efficacy of combining VV-ECMO with radiotherapy when conventional therapies fail. Further research is necessary to validate and explore this novel approach's implications.