How do you manage a stenotic airway following SBRT or hypofractionated radiation to a central lung tumor?

Topics: Radiation Oncology • Thoracic Malignancies • Pulmonology

Are there situations in which you would recommend dilation of stenotic airways after radiation? Is there a concern for increased complications of dilation s/p radiation?

Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Academic Institution

I haven't read much about this in the literature and my quick search doesn't reveal much about it either. So, I'll give you my clinical wisdom on it and you can take it with a bunch of grains of salt. The issues that I've faced with a stenotic airway have been in the context of shortness of breath ...

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Radiation Oncologist at UCLA | VA Greater Los Angeles Healthcare System
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