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Ann Thorac Surg 1998;65:557
© 1998 The Society of Thoracic Surgeons

Case Reports

Percutaneous Placement of Tracheal T Tube

Douglas E. Wood, MD, Brandon Reynolds, MD, Eric Vallières, MD

Section of General Thoracic Surgery, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington, USA

Accepted for publication September 26, 1997.

Dr Wood, University of Washington, Box 356310, 1959 NE Pacific, Rm AA-115, Seattle, WA 98195-6310.

Tracheal T tubes provide effective palliation of unresectable benign and malignant tracheal obstruction, but placement may be difficult when previous operation, radiation, or tumor limits surgical exposure of the cervical trachea. Percutaneous placement using commercially available percutaneous tracheostomy kits may provide an alternative approach in these cases.




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