Tracheal collapse mostly occurs in middle-aged dogs. ... Chest X-ray: This is used to rule out other conditions and discover whether the collapse is closer to the throat or within the chest.

The first successful direct transplant of a trachea is a medical milestone that could help thousands of people with airways damaged by ventilators and other causes. Sonia Sein, outside her Bronx ...

A collapsed trachea occurs when the cartilage in your throat becomes softer and begins to fall inward. You may be born with it, or it may develop because of a condition, treatment, or injury.

Vascular rings within the mediastinum are of two general types. In the first, the aortic arch is missing from its normal position in front of the trachea, and instead courses behind the esophagus.

Andemariam Teklesenbet Beyene left a Stockholm hospital Friday, breathing through a manufactured trachea that was built with his own stem cells. The 36-year-old Eritrean geology student at the ...

July 26, 2012— -- The first child in history to receive a trachea fashioned by his own stem cells has shown remarkable progress since the initial transplant two years ago, marking a new ...

The trachea is a tube-like passage that runs down the neck and upper chest, carrying air to and from the lungs. Learn more about the trachea here. Medical News Today ...

The trachea, or windpipe, is the tube that connects the larynx to the lungs and is essential for speaking, breathing, and normal lung function, according to a news release from Mount Sinai.

April 30, 2013— -- In a groundbreaking feat of science and surgery, a Korean toddler born without a windpipe received an artificial trachea made from her own stem cells. Hannah Warren, 2½ ...