Table 1 The patients’ characteristics
From: Metallic small y stent placement at primary right carina for bronchial disease
Characteristics | Median (IQR) or No. (%) |
|---|---|
Patients, No. | 28 |
Age, years | 59 (51–64.5) |
Male gender | 22 (78.6%) |
Duration of symptom, Months | 1.0 (0.4–4.8) |
Interval between surgery and symptom, Months | 1.5 (0.5–13.8) |
Duration of stenting procedure, Minutes | 31.5 (19.5–44.3) |
Previous disease | |
 Esophageal cancer | 22 (78.6%) |
 Lung cancer | 4 (14.3%) |
 Tuberculosis/pulmonitis | 2 (7.1%) |
Indications for stent placement | |
 Airway stenosis | 5 (17.9%) |
 Thoracogastric airway fistula | 20 (71.4%) |
 Bronchopleural fistula | 3 (10.7%) |
Location of fistula/stenosis | |
 Right bronchus | 22 (78.6%) |
 Right middle lobe bronchus | 6 (21.4%) |