title: Endotracheal tube tailored as surgical stent--technical note.
abstract: Several techniques have been described in literature to maintain patency of surgical opening in marsupilization. We describe our technique of modifying a portex endotracheal tube as a surgical stent in marsupilized cavity.
authors.affiliation: Peoples College of Dental Sciences, Bhopal, India. dalsingh2007@rediffmail.com
authors.forename: Dal
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Singh
authors.forename: Shaji
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Thomas
authors.forename: Yuvaraj
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Vaithilingam
authors.forename: Prabhu
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sundaraman
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D004867:Equipment Design; D006801:Humans; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal / Q000295:instrumentation*; D008297:Male; D008439:Maxillary Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D009807:Odontogenic Cysts / Q000601:surgery; D015607:Stents; D014083:Tooth Germ / Q000601:surgery