Image Based Question-66085

 ldentify the Instrument/ device shown in the photograph ,which is used in ENT surgeries.

A. Laryngeal Keel.

B. Endotracheal tube.

C. Montogomery T tube.

D. Tracheostomy tube.

Correct Answer » C Explanation

Ans: C. Montogomery T tube .

 Montgomery T‐tube

• It is a device used as a combined tracheal stent and an airway after laryngotracheal surgery.
• In its original form, the device is an uncuffed silicone T‐tube that is inserted with the long limb in the trachea and the short limb projecting through the tracheostomy stoma .
• The tube is inserted into the upper trachea or larynx following trauma or surgery to serve as a means to maintain the tracheal airway as well as serving as a stent.