Table 1 Indications for SEMAS placement
From: Do airway metallic stents for benign lesions confer too costly a benefit?
n (patients) | % total patients | |
|---|---|---|
Tracheobronchomalacia | 23 | 65.7 |
Postintubation stenosis | 17 | 48.6 |
Lung transplant anastomosis stenosis | 4 | 11.4 |
Tuberculosis or mucormycosis scarring | 3 | 8.6 |
Radiotherapy changes | 2 | 5.7 |
Localized cartilaginous hypertrophy | 1 | 2.9 |
Wegner's granulomatosis | 1 | 2.9 |
Bronchial necrosis due to foreign matter aspiration | 1 | 2.9 |