title: T-tube insertion for sclerotic subglottic stenosis.
abstract: T-tube insertion is effective treatment for subglottic stenosis, but it is generally difficult due to bending of the T-tube. In a 52-year-old woman with relapsing polychondritis, a T-tube was inserted after predilatation using Hegar dilators. We describe the details of our T-tube insertion methods for sclerotic subglottic stenosis.
authors.affiliation: Department of General Thoracic Surgery, National Hospital Organization Tokyo Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan.
authors.forename: Taichiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Goto
authors.forename: Ryoichi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Kato
mesh_terms: D001999:Bronchoscopy; D004106:Dilatation; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007829:Laryngostenosis / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D008875:Middle Aged; D011081:Polychondritis, Relapsing / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D011474:Prosthesis Design; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation / Q000295:instrumentation*; D012598:Sclerosis; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D015607:Stents; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D014139:Tracheostomy; D014140:Tracheotomy; D016896:Treatment Outcome
keywords: Laryngostenosis; Polychondritis; Stent; Tracheostomy