The most common material used for tracheal stents is:- Nitinol (nickel-titanium alloy) - This is the most widely used material for tracheal stents. Nitinol is flexible and has "shape memory", allowing it to be compressed for delivery and then expand once deployed in the trachea. Nitinol stents can b

Tracheal stenting is a procedure to open up a blocked or narrowed trachea (windpipe) using a stent. It is typically done by an interventional pulmonologist or thoracic surgeon. Some key points about tracheal stenting:- Stents are small mesh tubes that are inserted into the trachea to keep the airway