Clinical Study

Fully Covered Metallic Stents for the Treatment of Benign Airway Stenosis

Table 1

Patients, stenosis, and stent characteristics.

Patients’ characteristicsStenosis characteristicsStent characteristics Number of previous stents
NumberAgeSexDiagnosisTypeDegreeLocationLengthTypeDimensions

131MPITSS4-D14II30Straight1
34MPITSS4-D14II30Straight2

256MPITSS44II15Straight2
56MPITSS44II15Straight3

356MPITSS42I10Straight0

454FPITSS43I35Straight1

559FAS-LTXS4-D12V15Straight0
61FAS-LTXS4-D14V15Straight1

662FAS-LTXS44V20Straight0

751MAS-LTXS4-D15V20Straight0

877FAS-SLS43IV20Straight0

957FAS-LTXD14V10Straight0

1061FAS-LTXS4-D14V10Straight0

1154FAS-LTXS43V15Straight4

1257MAS-LTXD13V50Straight0
57MAS-LTXD13V50Straight1

1358MAS-LTXS44V10Straight0
58MAS-LTXS44V25Straight1

1458FAS-LTXD14V35Straight0

1549MPITSS4-D13I30Straight0

1665FAS-LTXS44V15Straight0

M = male, F = female, PITS = postintubation tracheal stenosis, AS = anastomotic stricture, SL = sleeve lobectomy, LTX = lung transplantation.