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 ...

Cancer of the trachea affects the tube connecting the mouth and nose to the lungs. It is a rare form of cancer without a specific known cause. Tracheal cancers are classified as primary and secondary ...

Reconstruction of long-segment tracheal defects requires a vascularized allograft. We report successful tracheal allotransplantation after indirect revascularization of the graft in a heterotopic ...

The trachea is a tube-like structure in the neck and upper chest. It stretches from the larynx, or voice box, to the bronchi and transports air to and from the lungs when a person breathes. When a ...

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A team from National Taiwan University Hospital performed tracheal repair using a frozen donated aorta, enabling tracheal cartilage regeneration and marking a major advance in ...