Figure 3

A MDCT revealed a mediastinal mass compressing the trachea. B Bronchoscopic images of distal tracheal lumen obstructed nearly 95% due to extrinsic compression. C Bronchoscopic images after placing Dumon silicon stent in the trachea. A 59-year-old female patient had a history of surgery for esophageal cancer. MDCT revealed a mediastinal mass compressing the trachea. Prior to endobronchial treatment she was transferred to an intensive care unit after orotracheal intubation because of respiratory failure. B Bronchoscopic images of distal tracheal lumen obstructed nearly 95% due to extrinsic compression. C Bronchoscopic images after placing Dumon silicon stent in the trachea. In Figure 3C it has shown as the patient's condition improved dramatically after the treatment of endobronchial stenosis. The patient was discharged from the ICU.