Fig 1.
Airway stenting by metallic stent.
(A) Tracheal compression from advanced esophageal cancer producing marked tracheal compression and critical airway stenosis. (B) Palliation by placement of tracheal Spiral Z stent producing immediate resolution of airway symptoms.
Table 1.
Background of patients who underwent airway stenting for malignant obstruction.
Table 2.
Cox proportional hazards regression analysis of mortality after airway stenting: Univariate analysis.
Table 3.
Cox proportional hazards regression analysis of mortality after airway stenting: Multivariate analysis.
Table 4.
Outcomes of airway stenting for malignant obstruction.
Table 5.
Weaning from mechanical ventilation after airway stenting for malignant obstruction.