Table 1 The patients’ characteristics.
From: Clinical outcomes of self-expandable metallic stents for malignant obstructive atelectasis
Characteristics | Data |
|---|---|
Patients, No. | 35 |
Mean age (range), years | 58.8 ± 2.1 (14–79) |
Male/female gender, No. | 29/6 |
Primary disease | |
Esophagus cancer | 6 (17.1%) |
Lung cancer | 23 (65.7%) |
Mediastinal carcinoma | 6 (17.1%) |
Airway occlusion or severe stenosis, No (%). | |
Inferior trachea and trachea carina | 9 (25.7%) |
Right main bronchus | 14 (40.0%) |
Left main bronchus | 12 (34.3%) |
Atelectasis, No (%). | |
Unilateral atelectasis (Right, Left) | 7 (20.0%), 10 (28.6%) |
Pulmonary lobe atelectasis | 18 (51.4%) |
Right upper lung | 4 (11.4%) |
Right middle lung | 6 (17.1%) |
Lower lung (Right, Left) | 2 (5.7%), 6 (17.1%) |
Median interval between symptom and stenting, days | 30.5 (IQR:10.8,63.5) |
