Table 3 Symptoms of airway obstruction at presentation.
From: Do airway metallic stents for benign lesions confer too costly a benefit?
n (patients) | % total patients | |
|---|---|---|
Respiratory distress | 29 | 82.9 |
Cough | 17 | 48.6 |
Stridor | 14 | 40.0 |
Difficulty clearing secretions | 13 | 37.1 |
Obstruction pneumonia | 1 | 2.9 |