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CASE REPORT article

Front. Pediatr.
Sec. Pediatric Pulmonology
Volume 13 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fped.2025.1462638

Damaged external limb of Montgomery T-tube in a child: A Rare Complication

Provisionally accepted
Ting Wang Ting Wang *Wenjie Wu Wenjie Wu *Xing Chen Xing Chen *Ling Liu Ling Liu *Huaxu Yin Huaxu Yin *Bin Xue Bin Xue *Jie Zhang Jie Zhang *
  • Beijing Chuiyangliu hospital, Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China

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    Montgomery T-tubes (MT) are well tolerated with rare complications. Here, we report an unusual complication of damaged external limb of the MT in a child. Both physicians and patients should be aware of this possible complication, which can lead to potential fracture of the MT, resulting in unusual airway problems requiring emergency management.

    Keywords: Montgomery T-tube, complication, Bronchoscopy, pediatric, Airway stenosis

    Received: 25 Jul 2024; Accepted: 06 Jan 2025.

    Copyright: © 2025 Wang, Wu, Chen, Liu, Yin, Xue and Zhang. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence:
    Ting Wang, Beijing Chuiyangliu hospital, Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China
    Wenjie Wu, Beijing Chuiyangliu hospital, Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China
    Xing Chen, Beijing Chuiyangliu hospital, Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China
    Ling Liu, Beijing Chuiyangliu hospital, Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China
    Huaxu Yin, Beijing Chuiyangliu hospital, Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China
    Bin Xue, Beijing Chuiyangliu hospital, Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China
    Jie Zhang, Beijing Chuiyangliu hospital, Beijing, Beijing Municipality, China

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