Table 2.
Morphologic change of the airway space
| T0 Mean |
T1 Mean |
|
|---|---|---|
| Length (mm) | ||
| C1AP* | 13.15 ± 4.56 | 10.11 ± 3.69 |
| C2AP* | 13.95 ± 4.36 | 10.99 ± 3.85 |
| C3AP* | 14.63 ± 3.50 | 12.29 ± 4.92 |
| C1LW | 23.28 ± 4.63 | 20.38 ± 4.38 |
| C2LW* | 27.52 ± 6.70 | 24.13 ± 4.31 |
| C3LW | 31.86 ± 7.44 | 27.76 ± 8.50 |
| Area (mm2) | ||
| C1A* | 237.79 ± 79.37 | 167.68 ± 67.05 |
| C2A* | 290.04 ± 128.14 | 209.87 ± 84.74 |
| C3A* | 283.51 ± 80.07 | 219.92 ± 84.11 |
| Volume (mm3) | ||
| Upper airway | 6.95 ± 2.80 | 6.70 ± 2.27 |
| Lower airway* | 9.01 ± 2.71 | 6.78 ± 1.87 |
| Oropharyngeal airway* | 4.87 ± 1.80 | 3.48 ± 0.92 |
| Hypopharyngeal airway | 3.98 ± 1.34 | 3.21 ± 1.28 |
| Total airway | 15.95 ± 4.82 | 13.48 ± 3.54 |
T0 before surgery, T1 7 months after surgery
*p < 0.05 (paired t-test, Wilcoxon`s signed rank test)
Data are shown as mean ± SD (range).