Table 2.
Endoscopic characteristics of the 36 patients.
| Case | % of obstruction before therapy | Pattern of obstruction | N° of airway endoscopies | % of obstruction after therapy | Other airway's localization |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20% | Eccentric | 3 | 0% | Trachea |
| 2 | 50% | Eccentric | 3 | 20% | None |
| 3 | 50% | Eccentric | 5 | 10% | None |
| 4 | 80% | Concentric | 4 | 0% | Pharynx |
| 5 | 40% | Eccentric | 2 | 0% | Pharynx |
| 6 | 40% | Concentric | 4 | 0% | None |
| 7 | – | – | 0 | – | None |
| 8 | 80% | Concentric | 3 | – | None |
| 9 | 50% | Eccentric | 3 | 10% | Pharynx |
| 10 | 40% | Eccentric | 2 | 20% | Pharynx |
| 11 | 70% | Eccentric | 7 | 0% | None |
| 12 | 60% | Concentric | 3 | 0% | None |
| 13 | 50% | Eccentric | 3 | 10% | None |
| 14 | – | – | 0 | – | None |
| 15 | 60% | Concentric | 5 | 0% | None |
| 16 | 50% | Eccentric | 3 | 0% | None |
| 17 | 50% | Concentric | 4 | 10% | None |
| 18 | 10% | Eccentric | 1 | – | Pharynx |
| 19 | 60% | Concentric | 2 | 10% | None |
| 20 | 10% | Eccentric | 1 | – | None |
| 21 | 70% | Eccentric | 2 | 20% | None |
| 22 | 50% | Eccentric | 3 | 20% | None |
| 23 | 20% | Eccentric | 2 | 0% | None |
| 24 | 70% | Concentric | 2 | 10% | None |
| 25 | 60% | Eccentric | 2 | 0% | Trachea |
| 26 | 30% | Concentric | 2 | 10% | Pharynx |
| 27 | 70% | Concentric | 2 | 10% | None |
| 28 | 30% | Eccentric | 3 | 0% | Pharynx |
| 29 | 50% | Eccentric | 5 | 10% | None |
| 30 | 40% | Eccentric | 3 | 0% | None |
| 31 | 40% | Concentric | 4 | 0% | Trachea |
| 32 | 70% | Eccentric | 5 | 0% | None |
| 33 | 60% | Eccentric | 3 | 30% | None |
| 34 | 40% | Eccentric | 5 | 20% | None |
| 35 | 70% | Eccentric | 3 | 0% | None |
| 36 | 70% | Concentric | 1 | – | None |
M, male; F, female.