Table 3. Silicone Y stent and SEMS placement data.
| No. | Fistula | Location (area of fistula in cm2) | Pre-stenting intervention | Type of Y stent* | Type of SEMS in right main bronchus** | Type of SEMS in left main bronchus** | Duration (d) |
Outcome (d) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trachea, main carina, and right main bronchus | Laser resection; balloon dilation | 110-15-30/18-14-14 | 10–20 | – | >180 | Alive with stents (>180) | |
| 2 | + | Main carina and distal left main bronchus (1×1) | APC, Ballooning | 50-10-30/18-14-14 | – | 14–40 | >180 | Removed on day 151; a cardiac occluder device was inserted |
| 3 | Trachea, main carina, and left main bronchus | Laser resection; balloon dilation | 60-20-10/16-13-13 | – | 12–40 | >180 | Alive with stents (>180) | |
| 4 | Main carina and both main bronchi | Laser resection; balloon dilation | 40-25-15/18-14-14 | 12–30 | 12–40 | 148 | Died | |
| 5 | Main carina and left main bronchus | Electrocautery; APC; balloon dilation | 40-15-15/18-14-14 | – | 14–40 | 65 | Died | |
| 6 | Main carina and both main bronchi | APC; balloon dilation | 40-25-15/15-12-12 | 12–30 | 12–40 | 164 | Died | |
| 7 | + | Lower trachea (0.5×0.5) | Laser resection; balloon dilation | 55-15-10/18-14-14 | 12–30 | – | >180 | Alive with stents (>180) |
| 8 | + | Lower trachea and right main bronchus (2.5×1) | Laser resection; balloon dilation | 50-25-30/18-14-14 | 14–40 | – | 92 | Died |
| 9 | Trachea and both main bronchi | APC; balloon dilation | 75-15-15/15-12-12 | 12–40 | – | 93 | Died | |
| 10 | Main carina and main bronchi | Laser resection; balloon dilation | 45-25-20/16-13-13 | 12–40 | – | >180 | Alive with stents (>180) | |
| 11 | Main carina and both main bronchi | Electrocautery; APC; balloon dilation | 30-15-15/18-14-14 | 12–40 | – | >180 | Alive with stents (>180) | |
| 12 | + | Lower trachea (1×0.5) | Laser resection; balloon dilation | 50-15-30/16-13-13 | 14–40 | – | >180 | Alive with stents (>180) |
| 13 | Trachea, main carina, and both main bronchi | Electrocautery; balloon dilation | 85-15-15/15-13-13 | 12–30 | – | >180 | Alive with stents (>180) | |
| 14 | + | Lower trachea and left main bronchus (3×1.5) | APC; balloon dilation | 45-10-15/16-13-13 | – | 10–40 | >180 | Alive with stents (>180) |
| 15 | Trachea and left main bronchus | Laser resection; balloon dilation | 55-15-30/15-12-12 | – | 12–40 | 95 | Died | |
| 16 | + | Lower trachea and left main bronchus (1×1) | Laser resection; balloon dilation | 45-10-30/16-13-13 | – | 14–40 | 7 | Lost |
| 17 | Trachea, main carina, and left main bronchus | Laser resection; balloon dilation | 60-10-15/16-13-13 | – | 12–30 | >180 | Alive with stents (>180) | |
| 18 | + | Lower trachea (2×2.5) | Laser resection; balloon dilation | 50-15-35/18-14-14 | 14–40 | – | 91 | Died |
| 19 | + | Right main bronchus (1×1) | APC; balloon dilation | 55-15-10/18-14-14 | 10–30 | – | 62 | Lost |
| 20 | + | Left main bronchus (1×1) | APC; balloon dilation | 45-15-10/16-13-13 | – | 12–40 | 151 | Died |
| 21 | Trachea, main carina, and left main bronchus | Laser resection; balloon dilation | 35-20-10/15-12-12 | – | 12–40 | >180 | Alive with stents (>180) | |
| 22 | Trachea, main carina, and left main bronchus | Laser resection; balloon dilation | 50-20-10/16-13-13 | – | 12–40 | 99 | Died | |
| 23 | Trachea, main carina and right main bronchus | Laser resection; balloon dilation | 50-15-30/15-12-12 | 10–40 | – | >180 | Alive with stents (>180) | |
| 24 | Trachea, main carina and left main bronchus | Laser resection; balloon dilation | 50-30-10/16-13-13 | – | 12–40 | >180 | Alive with stents (>180) | |
| 25 | Trachea, main carina, and right main bronchus | APC; balloon dilation | 50-15-30/18-14-14 | 12–40 | – | >180 | Alive with stents (>180) | |
| 26 | Main carina and both main bronchi | APC; balloon dilation | 35-20-20/16-13-13 | 12–40 | 12–40 | 155 | Died | |
| 27 | Main carina and both main bronchi | APC; balloon dilation | 40-20-20/15-12-12 | 10–30 | – | 121 | Died | |
| 28 | Main carina and both main bronchi | APC; balloon dilation | 35-30-20/18-14-14 | 12–40 | 12–40 | >180 | Alive with stents (>180) | |
| 29 | Trachea, main carina, and right main bronchus | Electrocautery; balloon dilation | 50-15-30/15-12-12 | 10–30 | – | >180 | Alive with stents (>180) | |
| 30 | Trachea, main carina, and left main bronchus | Laser resection; balloon dilation | 45-30-15/18-14-14 | – | 12–40 | >180 | Alive with stents (>180) | |
| 31 | Trachea, main carina, and right main bronchus | Laser resection; balloon dilation | 50-15-30/15-12-12 | 10–30 | – | 99 | Died |
*, Y stent types are presented as length of tracheal body-left limb-right limb/diameter of tracheal body-left limb-right limb; **, metal stent types are presented as diameter.