Endobronchial balloon tamponade has been used to control life-threatening @entity5492 . With the classical balloon tamponade technique, the @entity548 airway is occluded by inflating a balloon catheter, which is passed through the bronchoscope. We describe a modified technique of @entity2293 with the introduction of the balloon catheter parallel to the bronchoscope, which allows keeping the balloon for a longer period and improves suction capacity. We report 3 @entity1 with persistent @entity5492 who were successfully managed by this modified @entity2293 technique. In the 3 cases, a snare inserted through a bronchoscope is used to grasp a balloon catheter, outside the bronchoscope. After the correct position of the balloon proximal to the @entity548 , the snare is removed and the balloon inflated. The bronchoscope is then withdrawn and the balloon is left in the airway. The balloon was kept inflated 72 hours in the @entity548 airway in the first 2 cases with complete resolution of the @entity5492 . In the last case, the balloon was kept inflated 9 hours, until surgery. There are several advantages of this technique. As the balloon catheter is inserted outside the bronchoscope, it provides a better view because of the best suction ability, allowing adequate positioning of the balloon during the procedure. Moreover, the inflated balloon catheter can be left in place for long periods allowing a definitive control of the @entity548 in some cases or a stabilization of the @entity1 until more invasive and definitive solutions as bronchial artery embolization or surgery can be performed.

Modified technique of @entity2293 for persistent XXXX .

@entity1 :: ('9606', 'Species') :: ['patients', 'patient'] @entity5492 :: ('MESH:D006469', 'Disease') :: ['hemoptysis'] @entity548 :: ('MESH:D006470', 'Disease') :: ['bleeding'] @entity2293 :: ('MESH:D002305', 'Disease') :: ['endobronchial balloon tamponade']
@entity5492 :: (MESH:D006469,Disease) :: ['hemoptysis']
