Table 1.

Clinical and demographic data of enrolled patients.

Clinical and demographic data of patients (n = 212)
Women/men	46/166 (21.7%/78.30%)
Mean age (years)	63.9 (range 22–93; median 63)
Malignant esophageal obstruction:
- lung cancer	29 (13.68%)
- esophageal cancer	177 (83.49%)
- breast cancer	2 (0.94%)
- gastric cancer	2 (0.94%)
- hypopharyngeal cancer	1 (0.47%)
- mediastinal metastasis of rectal cancer	1 (0.47%)
Location of obstruction:
- upper third of the esophagus	97 (45.75%)
- middle third of the esophagus	95 (44.81%)
- lower third of the esophagus	20 (9.43%)
Tracheoesophageal fistula at the time of stent placement	33 (15.67%)