Using a novel surgical approach, it's possible to rebuild the trachea and preserve a patient's voice after removing an invasive throat tumor, according to a new article. This case study is the first ...

Objectives: The many advantages of early tracheal extubation following congenital cardiac surgery in young infants and children are now widely recognized. Benefits include avoiding the morbidity ...

A local company is behind the world's first artificial trachea transplants. Holliston-based Harvard Bioscience helped make the plastic model trachea into an organ, and the company is working on ...

Researchers at the Feinstein Institute for Medical Research have successfully created cartilage using a MakerBot 3D printer. The team made use of the technology to quickly and affordably prototype and ...

After years of struggling to breathe and fearing she might suffocate in her sleep, Sonia Sein says she feels well enough to dance around with her grandchildren after undergoing the first-ever human ...

A Maryland man is a medical pioneer, as he is the first American to have a synthetic trachea transplant.The cutting edge surgery uses technology born in the United States. But Christopher Lyles was ...

Dr Borders' successful surgery brought relief to a 10-year-old Emirati from Abu Dhabi, who for years had been suffering from a breathing disorder. The boy's condition, diagnosed as tracheal stenosis, ...

A medical team in New York City says it has performed the first complete surgical transplant of a windpipe. The trachea is basically a tube that transports air to and from the lungs, so you might ...

Our data again demonstrate that early tracheal extubation is achievable in small infants undergoing cardiovascular surgery. Successful early tracheal extubation avoids the potential complications and ...