[Calibration of laryngotracheal stenoses using a Montgomery tube: indications and results].
Montgomery T-tube is a stent which have been used to calibrate 54 patients having a laryngotracheal stenosis. Indications, insertion techniques, and care of tracheal T-tube are exposed. More than fifty percent of the patients (29 cases) were treated only with the T-tube, the mean duration of treatment was 13 months, and the mean number of tube changing was 2.3. Few complications were observed (recurrent lung infections in 11.1% of cases, swallowing troubles with aspiration in 3.7% of cases). No fatal complication was observed. In our experience, Montgomery T-tube is a valuable tool to treat laryngotracheal stenosis.
Mondain
M
M
Hôpital Saint-Charles, Clinique ORL, Montpellier, France.
Crampette
L
L
Makeieff
M
M
Barazer
M
M
Guerrier
B
B
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002138:Calibration; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007829:Laryngostenosis / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015607:Stents; D014135:Tracheal Stenosis / Q000628:therapy*; D014139:Tracheostomy / Q000295:instrumentation
Calibrage des sténoses laryngo-Trachéales par tube de Montgomery: indications et résultats.