Sraavya Anne

1 Introduction Tracheobronchial stents are medical devices constructed from metal, mesh, or silicone rubber that are used to alleviate airway obstruction, occlude tracheoesophageal fistulas, and treat tracheomalacia, stenosis, and malignancy [1]. In 1965, Montgomery described the use of a silicone-based T-tube in the airway to treat tracheal stenosis. This was later modified by Dumon in 1990 through the introduction of the first endoluminal airway stent [2].