Biodegradable stent placement for airway kinking after bronchoscopic lung volume reduction treatment

Symptomatic airway kinking after bronchoscopic lung volume reduction with endobronchial valves is rare. Due to the development of the desired lobar atelectasis, the position of the airways of the non-treated lobe changes and this might lead to invalidating symptoms. We present a case of a patient with symptomatic airway kinking after treatment with endobronchial valves, who was successfully treated with a single placement of a biodegradable stent. Placement of a biodegradable stent can be considered in symptomatic patients with airway kinking.