ENDOSCOPIC ARGON PLASMA COAGULATION FOR EXCESSIVE CENTRAL AIRWAY COLLAPSE: AN EXPERIMENTAL PILOT ANIMAL STUDY

SESSION TITLE: Emerging Techniques for Interventional Pulmonary SESSION TYPE: Original Investigations PRESENTED ON: 10/20/2019 2:15 PM - 3:15 PM PURPOSE: Surgical stabilization of the airway through tracheobronchoplasty (TBP) is currently considered the treatment of choice for patients with symptomatic excessive central airway collapse (ECAC) despite optimal medical management (1–3). This highly invasive procedure is associated with a 3.2 %...