City hospital performs complex procedure to save thyroid cancer patient (opens original article in a new tab)

A 51-year-old thyroid cancer patient was saved by a complex ECMO-assisted tracheal stenting procedure at MedStar Hospitals in Tadepalli.

• Doctors at MedStar Hospitals in Tadepalli performed an ECMO-assisted tracheal stenting procedure on a 51-year-old thyroid cancer patient.
• The patient had severe tracheal narrowing and a near-complete airway obstruction, requiring ECMO support before the stent was deployed.
• The procedure successfully restored airway patency, and the patient is recovering well.