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 ...

Global burden and trend of tracheal, bronchus, and lung cancer attributable to residential radon in Southeast Asia, East Asia and Oceania: A global benchmarking analysis. This is an ASCO Meeting ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

Of 10 infants with mediastinal bronchogenic cysts seven were in severe or moderate respiratory distress at admission. In none was the precise diagnosis of bronchogenic cyst made before operation. In ...