Self-made tracheal stomal stent using a tracheal T-tube.
Adapting a silicone tracheal safe T-tube is a simple method to guarantee upper airway permeability. Its making and availability ease offers a cheap and valid option to avoid the complications of the tracheostomy tube.
Garcia
Samuel
S
Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
Gimferrer
Jose Maria
JM
Iglesias
Manoli
M
Catalan
Miguel
M
Martinez
Elisabeth
E
Macchiarini
Paolo
P
D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000628:therapy*; D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D006801:Humans; D012828:Silicones; D015607:Stents; D014139:Tracheostomy / Q000295:instrumentation*
D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D012828:Silicones