Table 1. Bronchoscopic findings and interventions of patients.
| Patient No. | Gender | Age (years) | Underlying disease | Cause of intubation | Treatments before placement | Diameter and length of stenosis (mm) | Distance from stenosis to glottis (mm) | Myer-Cotton classification | Size of stent (mm) |
Distance from stent to glottis (mm) | Stent duration (month) | Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | M | 41 | Diabetes | Alcoholism | 16 times, Balloon dilatation, electrocauterization, cryoablation, stenting therapy (TD 13, 35) | 4, 22 | 15 | Grade III | BD 12, 32 | 10 | 3 | Stent removed and T-tube inserted |
| 2 | M | 29 | – | Car accident | 6 times, Balloon dilatation, electrocauterization, cryoablation | 4, 25 | 15 | Grade III | BD 12, 32 | 12 | 9 | Stent removed |
| 3 | M | 24 | – | Car accident | 3 times, Balloon dilatation, electrocauterization, stenting therapy (TD 13, 50) | 4, 22 | 15 | Grade III | BD 12, 35 | 12 | >21 | Stent sustained |
| 4 | M | 21 | – | Falling injury | 3 times, Balloon dilatation, electrocauterization | 3, 20 | 15 | Grade III | BD 11, 32 | 10 | >22 | Stent sustained |
| 5 | M | 38 | – | Cerebral aneurysm rupture | 7 times, Balloon dilatation, stenting therapy (Metallic 16, 60) | 4, 25 | 15 | Grade II | BD 11, 30 | 12 | >24 | Stent sustained |
| 6 | F | 54 | – | Gastrointestinal hemorrhage | 4 times, Balloon dilatation, electrocauterization, stenting therapy (Metallic 14, 35) | 5, 20 | 25 | Grade II | BD 12, 30 | 20 | >27 | Stent sustained |
| 7 | M | 58 | Diabetes, cardiac disease | Cardiac disease | 5 times, Balloon dilatation, electrocauterization | 3, 25 | 12 | Grade III | BD 12, 35 | 10 | 3 | Stent removed and T-tube inserted |
| 8 | M | 19 | – | Falling injury | 5 times, Balloon dilatation, electrocauterization, stenting therapy (Metallic 14, 35) | 3, 20 | 15 | Grade III | BD 12, 35 | 13 | >19 | Stent sustained |
| 9 | M | 34 | – | Acute pancreatitis | 16 times, Balloon dilatation, electrocauterization, stenting therapy (TD 15, 50) | 2, 20 | 15 | Grade III | BD 12, 30 | 10 | >26 | Stent sustained |
| 10 | F | 24 | – | Car accident | 9 times, Balloon dilatation, electrocauterization, stenting therapy (ST 14-12-14, 15-20-15) | 5, 20 | 25 | Grade II | BD 12, 30 | 20 | >27 | Stent sustained |
| 11 | M | 38 | – | Septic shock | 6 times, Balloon dilatation, laser ablation, cryoablation | 5, 25 | 20 | Grade II | BD 12, 40 | 15 | >12 | Stent sustained |
| 12 | F | 75 | Colon tumor | Car accident | 3 times, Balloon dilatation, electrocauterization, stenting therapy (Metallic 14, 60) | 3, 35 | 20 | Grade III | BD 12, 50 | 10 | >11 | Stent sustained |
| 13 | M | 25 | Diabetes | Intestinal rupture | 6 times, Balloon dilatation, electrocauterization | 3, 20 | 15 | Grade III | BD 12, 35 | 12 | >11 | Stent sustained |
| 14 | F | 56 | – | Car accident | 6 times, Balloon dilatation, electrocauterization | 2, 20 | 25 | Grade III | BD 11, 35 | 15 | 5 | Stent removed |
TD a, b: tracheal Dumon stent with the diameter of a millimeters and the length of b millimeters; Metallic a, b: metallic stent with the diameter of a millimeters and the length of b millimeters; ST a-b-a, c-d-c: tracheo-bronchial Dumon stent with the diameter of a-b-a millimeters and the length of c-d-c millimeters; BD a, b: bronchial Dumon stent with the diameter of a millimeters and the length of b millimeters. M, male; F, female.