Table 2:
Patient symptoms at clinical presentation
| Symptoms | Preoperative no. patients |
Postoperative no. patients |
|---|---|---|
| (N = 371)a | (N = 360)b | |
| Respiratory, n (%) | ||
| Stridor | 265 (71.4%) | 15 (4.2%) |
| Wheezing | 182 (49.1%) | 1 (0.3%) |
| Coughing | 117 (31.5%) | 2 (0.6%) |
| Shortness of breath | 56 (15.1%) | 0 (%) |
| Recurrent respiratory tract infections | 49 (13.2%) | 1 (0.3%) |
| Apnoea | 21 (5.7%) | 0 (0%) |
| Gastrointestinal, n (%) | ||
| Choking | 46 (12.4%) | 1 (0.3%) |
| Dysphagia | 12 (3.2%) | 0 (0%) |
| Emesis | 7 (1.9%) | 0 (0%) |
a
More than 1 symptom may occur for each patient.
b
Patients with residual symptoms on long-term follow-up.