Table 1. Characteristics of patients and lesions.

Characteristic	Data, n [%]
Number of patients	30
Median age [range] (years)	62.5 [13–86]
Sex
Male	24 [80]
Female	6 [20]
Primary disease
Lung cancer	17 [57]
Squamous cell carcinoma	10
Adenocarcinoma	6
Small cell carcinoma	1
Esophageal cancer	6 [20]
Thyroid cancer	2 [7]
Renal cell carcinoma	1 [3]
Adenoid cystic carcinoma	1 [3]
Malignant lymphoma	1 [3]
Tracheal cancer; squamous cell carcinoma	1 [3]
Ewing sarcoma	1 [3]
Pathological diagnosis at the time of stenting
Known	21 [70]
Unknown	9 [30]
Stenosis region
Tracheal	16 [53]
Tracheal and bronchus	6 [20]
Bronchus	8 [26]
Type of stenosis
Extraluminal	7 [23]
Mixed	23 [77]
Intraluminal	0
Atelectasis
With atelectasis	6 [20]
Right lung	2
Left lung	2
Right middle and lower lobe	2
No atelectasis	24 [80]
Median duration from intubation to stenting [range] (days)	1 [0–21]
Prior chemotherapy and/or radiation therapy
Done	9 [30]
Not done	21 [70]

Data are presented as n [%] or median [range].