A novel insertion technique for the extra-long montgomery t-tube in patients with a large mediastinal tumor

Tatsuya Kato; Aki Fujiwara-Kuroda; Nobuyuki Shiina; Masato Aragaki; Hideki Ujiie; Yasuhiro Hida; Kichizo Kaga

doi:10.5761/atcs.nm.20-00128

A novel insertion technique for the extra-long montgomery t-tube in patients with a large mediastinal tumor

Tatsuya Kato, Aki Fujiwara-Kuroda, Nobuyuki Shiina, Masato Aragaki, Hideki Ujiie, Yasuhiro Hida, Kichizo Kaga

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The Montgomery T-tube is widely used to stent airway stenotic diseases. Conventional insertion methods can sometimes fail in the case of long-distance subglottic stenosis due to the flexibility of a T-tube made of silicon, which kinks when forced against resistance. Therefore, an alternative approach can assist in the insertion of an extra-long T-tube, especially when using a long proximal limb. We report herein the case of a patient with a large mediastinal tumor caused by neurofibromatosis type 1 in which airway obstruction was avoided through the use of a novel extra-long T-tube placement technique.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	294-297
Number of pages	4
Journal	Annals of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery
Volume	26
Issue number	5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.5761/atcs.nm.20-00128
Publication status	Published - 2020
Externally published	Yes

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Surgery
Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Gastroenterology

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A novel insertion technique for the extra-long montgomery t-tube in patients with a large mediastinal tumor

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