Table 2. Characteristics of the procedure.

Patient No.	Stent in trachea	Parameters of stent in trachea (mm)	Stent in bronchus	Parameters and locations of stent in bronchus (mm)	Operation duration (minutes)
1	Y silicone stent	16×13×13/40×25×5*	–	–	92
2	Y silicone stent	18×14×14/50×45×15*	–	–	81
3	Y silicone stent, segmented silicone stent	18×14×14/50×20×15*, 20×40×18†	SEMS	14×40‡ (left main bronchus)	83
4	Y silicone stent	18×14×14/65×15×15*	–	–	90
5	Y silicone stent	18×14×14/50×35×15*	SEMS	14×40‡ (right main bronchus)	85
6	Y silicone stent	18×14×14/80×35×15*	–	–	87
7	Y silicone stent	18×14×14/75×20×15*	–	–	88
8	–	–	Y SEMS	14×10×10/50×10×10§ (left main bronchus, left upper lobar bronchus, left inferior lobar bronchus)	40
9	SEMS	16×60‡	SEMS	10×30‡ (right intermediate bronchus)	35
10	SEMS	16×60‡	SEMS	10×40‡ (left main bronchus)	38

*, parameters of Y silicone stent are presented as diameter of tracheal body × left limb × right limb/length of tracheal body × left limb × right limb; ^†, parameters of segmented silicone stent are presented as external diameter × length × internal diameter; ^‡, parameters of SEMS are presented as diameter × length; ^§, parameters of Y SEMS are presented as diameter of left main bronchus limb × left upper lobar bronchus × left inferior lobar bronchus/length of left main bronchus limb × left upper lobar bronchus × left inferior lobar bronchus. SEMS, self-expandable metal stent.