Therapeutic bronchoscopy for malignant central airway obstructions caused by non-bronchogenic cancers: Results from the EpiGETIF registry.

Clément DaigmorteDaniela UsturoiClément FournierFrederic WallynChristine LorutValentin HéluainJulien MazièresJulien LegodecBruno EscarguelThomas EgenodLaurent CellerinNicolas FavroltSamy LachkarAdrian CrutuAmandine BriaultChristophe Gut-GobertValerian BourinetJuliette CamusetPerrot LoïcPascal SchlossmacherMichele PorzioAntoine LuchezJean-Michel VergnonMarie-Christelle Pajiep ChapdaPascalin RoyHervé DutauNicolas Guibert

Published in: Respirology (Carlton, Vic.) (2024)

TB for MCAO caused by a NBC metastasis provides rapid improvement of symptoms and prolonged survival. Patients should be promptly referred by medical oncologists for bronchoscopic management based on the prognostic factors identified.

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prognostic factors
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
mycobacterium tuberculosis
peritoneal dialysis
free survival