IN 1931, I performed an autopsy on a five-month-old baby who had had wheezing respirations since birth and had recently developed difficulty in swallowing. At this examination a ring of blood vessels ...

3D printing has made tremendous strides in the medical field: Models of stents, prosthetics and replacement skulls can now all be replicated using this emerging technology. Over the next five years, ...

The laryngotracheal groove arises from the floor of the primitive pharynx at around E9.5 in mice, and the trachea and the two primitive lung buds differentiate from this primitive lung anlagen. The ...

An adult male mallard duck (Anas platyrhynchos) of unknown age was presented for acute intermittent respiratory distress that resolved when at rest. The duck had no history or evidence of trauma and ...

A simple, rapid method for preparing rings from chicken tracheas is described. Using a polyacrylamide disc gel slicer, up to 100 uniform tracheal rings were obtained from two tracheas with a single ...

A California girl has beaten the odds to reunite with her twin and return home with her family after a six-month stay at a San Diego hospital. Charlotte and her twin sister, Olivia, were born to Karla ...

Amy Maxson felt like she was in the best shape of her life, until she couldn't catch her breath. A CT scan revealed it was tracheal cancer.

Treating collapsing trachea in dogs can be a daunting prospect for owners. Tracheal collapse occurs when the windpipe becomes flattened and the airflow in and out of the lungs is obstructed. The rings ...