title: Self-made tracheal stomal stent using a tracheal T-tube.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Thoracic Surgery, Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain.
authors.forename: Samuel
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Garcia
authors.forename: Jose Maria
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Gimferrer
authors.forename: Manoli
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Iglesias
authors.forename: Miguel
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Catalan
authors.forename: Elisabeth
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Martinez
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Macchiarini
mesh_terms: D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000628:therapy*; D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D006801:Humans; D012828:Silicones; D015607:Stents; D014139:Tracheostomy / Q000295:instrumentation*
chemical_list: D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D012828:Silicones