Table 1.
The patients’ characteristics
| Characteristics | Median (IQR) or No. (%) |
|---|---|
| Patients, No. | 28 |
| Age, years | 59 (51–64.5) |
| Male gender | 22 (78.6%) |
| Duration of symptom, Months | 1.0 (0.4–4.8) |
| Interval between surgery and symptom, Months | 1.5 (0.5–13.8) |
| Duration of stenting procedure, Minutes | 31.5 (19.5–44.3) |
| Previous disease | |
| Esophageal cancer | 22 (78.6%) |
| Lung cancer | 4 (14.3%) |
| Tuberculosis/pulmonitis | 2 (7.1%) |
| Indications for stent placement | |
| Airway stenosis | 5 (17.9%) |
| Thoracogastric airway fistula | 20 (71.4%) |
| Bronchopleural fistula | 3 (10.7%) |
| Location of fistula/stenosis | |
| Right bronchus | 22 (78.6%) |
| Right middle lobe bronchus | 6 (21.4%) |