The use of the Montgomery T - tube in postprocedural subglottic stenosis repair
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Received: September 9, 2008. Accepted: November 11, 2008. Corresponding author: Jong-Man Kang, M.D., Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine,, East-West Neo Medical Center, Kyung Hee University, 149, Sangil-dong Gangdong-gu, Seoul 134-090, Korea. Tel: 82-2-440-6193, Fax: 82-2-787-7808, E-mail: [email protected] Copyright c Korean Society of Anesthesiologists, 2009 Fig. 1. Photograph of a Montgomery T-tube and its different parts: short laryngeal part (1), long tracheal part (2), extratracheal part (3), spigot (4), and standard endotracheal tube connector (5). The Montgomery T-tube is a device that supports the trachea and facilitates ventilation after laryngotracheal surgery. Because its use is sporadic, many anesthesiologists may not be familiar with this device, and its anesthetic management requires careful planning and discussion with surgeons. We describe the techniques of anesthetic management of exchanging endotracheal tube to Montgomery T-tube in case where upper tracheal stenosis exists. (Korean J Anesthesiol 2009; 56: 446~8)
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