15 April 2026
: Case report 
Traumatic Complete Occlusion of the Left Main Bronchus Managed by Temporary Placement of a Covered Self-Expandable Metallic Stent: A Case Report
Unusual clinical course, Unusual or unexpected effect of treatment, Educational Purpose (only if useful for a systematic review or synthesis)
Peisen Wang ABCDE 1, Xiaodong Pang ABCDEF 1, Yili Chen CDF 1, Lei Gu
CDE 1, Jian-an Huang EF 1, Chuanyong Mu ABCDEFG 1*
DOI: 10.12659/AJCR.951228
Am J Case Rep 2026; 27:e951228
Figure 3 Stent retrieval and post-removal imagingFollow-up digital radiography at 2.5 months after admission demonstrated favorable recovery with restoration of left main bronchial continuity (A). Fibrobronchoscopy at 3.5 months after admission during stent removal revealed that the covered self-expandable metallic stent was well positioned, with no obstructive lesions distal to the stent (B). The stent was subsequently removed successfully (C). Computed tomography performed 1 day after the removal procedure confirmed successful stent retrieval without abnormalities (D).