Airway stenting has emerged as a critical intervention for managing tracheal obstructions arising from both malignant and benign conditions. These devices are designed to maintain airway patency, ...

New research is poised to drastically improve the use of tracheal stents for children with airway obstruction. Researchers demonstrate for the first time the successful use of a completely ...

New research published in Communications Biology and led by the University of Pittsburgh is poised to drastically improve the use of stents, demonstrating for the first time the successful use of a ...

In a major medical achievement, Livasa Hospital, has successfully treated Punjabs first reported case of subglottic tracheal ...

In a difficult and dramatic surgery, doctors at Children's Hospital 2 in Ho Chi Minh City simultaneously treated a 5-year-old child with both tracheal stenosis and a very severe congenital heart ...

Placement of a double-lumen endotracheal tube is an airway-management technique that permits isolation and selective ventilation of a single lung. Double-lumen tubes are bifurcated into a bronchial ...

Tracheostomy should be considered in patients with acute respiratory failure who require prolonged mechanical ventilation — defined as ventilation for 7 days or more — and who are expected to have a ...

Pediatric laryngotracheal stenosis (LTS), a narrowing of the airway in children, is a complex medical condition. While it can be something a child is born with or caused by injury, the condition can ...