Introduction and Implementation of Rigid Bronchoscopy by a Team with Limited Prior Experience

Introduction: Rigid bronchoscopy is a valuable tool for airway interventions. However, its use is limited in Japan owing to the procedure's infrequency and the challenges of acquiring and maintaining proficiency. Although our current team initially had no specialists experienced in airway intervention, increasing requests for airway stenting from other departments prompted us to establish the necessary infrastructure to provide these procedures.