Tracheostomy tube
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A tracheostomy tube, or "trach tube", is a 2-inch- to 3-inch-long curved metal or plastic tube placed in a surgically-created opening (tracheostomy) in the windpipe to keep it open.
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- Tracheostomy tube entry in the public domain NCI Dictionary of Cancer Terms
This article includes text from the U.S. National Cancer Institute's public domain Dictionary of Cancer Terms
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