title: Anesthetic management of a patient with Montgomery t-tube in-situ for direct laryngoscopy.
abstract: The Montgomery silicone t-tube used for post-procedural tracheal stenosis has advantage of acting as both stent and tracheostomy tube. The anesthetic management of patient with t-tube in situ poses a challenge. Safe management of such patients requires careful planning. We describe anesthetic management for direct laryngoscopy of a patient with t-tube in situ.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesia, Maulana Azad Medical College and Associated Lok Nayak Hospital, New Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Sukhyanti
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kerai
authors.forename: Richa
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Gupta
authors.forename: Sonia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wadhawan
authors.forename: Poonam
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Bhadoria
keywords: Laryngoscopy; stent; t-tube; tracheal stenosis; tracheostomy tube