Table 1 Patients
From: Biodegradable polydioxanone stents in the treatment of adult patients with tracheal narrowing
Pt. | Etiology of narrowing | Localization in trachea | Type | Reduction of lumen cross-section (%) | Stents (ø × length, in mm) | External fixation of stents | Onset of rapid degradation (days) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Post-tracheotomy | upper and middle third | scar stricture and local malacia | 50 | 18 × 70 | Yes | 88 |
2 | Post-intubation | upper and middle third | scar stricture | 75 | 18 × 70 | No | 90 |
3 | Tracheomalacia associated with a. lusoria | middle and lower third | malacia | 90 | 20 × 70 | Yes | 92 |
20 × 70 | Yes | 85 | |||||
4 | Post–tracheotomy | upper third | hourglass | 75 | 20 × 50 | Yes | 94 |
20 × 50 | Yes | 86 |