Table 2 The stent types and dimensions.

From: Clinical outcomes of self-expandable metallic stents for malignant obstructive atelectasis

Stent types

n

Median diameter (mm)

Median length (mm)

Straight airway stents

5

20 (20–22)

50 (50–60)

MB 20 (20–28)

MB 47.5 (30–60)

Large Y type airway stents

29

LMB 12 (10–18)

LMB 47.5 (30–60)

RMB 12 (10–18)

RMB 22.5 (10–40)

Small y type airway stents

4

MB 13 (12–18)

MB 27.5 (20–35)

BL 10 (10-10)

BL 15 (10–40)

  1. MB, main body; BL, bronchial limbs; LMB, left main bronchus; RMB, right main bronchus; PL, plugged limbs.