The trachea, also called the windpipe, is part of the passageway that supplies air to the lungs. Any prolonged blockage, even for a few minutes, can cause death. The trachea is about 4.5 inches long ...

Engineers and doctors 3D printed this custom-made splint that currently holds open the airway of a six-week-old infant and will be gradually absorbed into the body over time. Image via University of ...

THE principal use of extracorporeal perfusion has been to make possible operative procedures with-in the heart. Pump oxygenators are used to replace the function of both the heart and lungs while such ...

November 28, 2011 — The patient who received the world's first transplant of an artificial tracheobronchial airway seeded with his own stem cells now has almost normal lung function and is tumor free, ...

Part of Biology (Single Science) Cells, organ systems and ecosystems The air that enters the nasal cavity flows down the trachea. The trachea has a number of adaptations: cartilage rings in the walls ...

Bronchotomy or surgical airway management is a surgical technique carried out for creating an open airway between the individual’s lungs and the outer atmosphere. Bronchotomy is a misnomer term and as ...

Trends and disparities in tracheal, bronchus, and lung cancer attributable to occupational carcinogens in the United States: A cross-state comparative analysis over three decades. This is an ASCO ...

We report tracheal replacement with fresh aortic allografts in two patients with large chemotherapy-resistant and radiotherapy-resistant tumors (mucoepidermoid and adenoid cystic carcinomas). These ...