INTRODUCTION The Montgomery silicone tracheal T-tube (Safe-TTube) has gained a role in laryngeal and tracheal reconstruction and revision by providing patients a longterm, indwelling stent that allows voice production and swallowing. Montgomery designed the tracheal T-tube in 1968.l The T-tube is made of silicone and therefore relatively inert and resistant to tissue reaction.2 It can be used f...

OBJECTIVES This study focuses on the different surgical and endoscopical treatment alternatives when dealing with severe complications after slide tracheoplasty (STP). METHODS Retrospective study of patients with symptomatic congenital tracheal stenosis (CTS) admitted to a single institution, between January 1997 and January 2013, surgically treated by means of STP. The following variables we...

BACKGROUND Intraluminal tracheal stenting is a minimally invasive procedure shown to have variable degrees of success in managing clinical signs associated with tracheal collapse syndrome (CTCS) in dogs. OBJECTIVES Identify immediate post-stent changes in tracheal diameter, determine the extent of stent migration, and stent shortening after stent placement in the immediate-, short-, and long-...

Background: High-frequency ultrasound (HFU) is non-invasive and non-radiative technique, which has high resolution and can be easily used in follow up. The aim of this paper is to investigate the imaging characteristics and application of high-frequency ultrasound in the detection of benign cervical tracheal stenosis. Methods: A total of 23 patients who underwent bronchoscopy which proved benig...

OBJECTIVE To examine the indications, risks, and surgical outcomes after tracheal reconstruction using cadaveric homograft in children. DESIGN Retrospective medical record review. SETTING Tertiary referral center. PATIENTS Ten children (4 boys and 6 girls). INTERVENTION Tracheal reconstruction using cadaveric homograft. MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES Cause of stenosis, number and type of proce...

OBJECTIVES 1-Recognize difficulties and review techniques in long-segment laryngotracheal stenosis repair. 2-Contribute to increasing clinical and surgical skills in pediatric airway reconstruction through reporting our experience with a novel reconstruction technique involving use of a failed anterior graft and prolonged postoperative stenting. METHODS CASE REPORT 10 year old male with hi...

PURPOSE Stenting has been developed to deal with airway stenosis and is applicable in patients with post-intubation tracheal stenosis (PITS) in whom surgery would not be indicated. The purpose of this study was to investigate the prognostic factors in inoperable patients in whom a silicone stent was inserted due to PITS. MATERIALS AND METHODS We retrospectively evaluated 55 PITS patients unde...