Trachea and Bronchi
This randomized crossover trial evaluated whether combining needle aspiration and forceps biopsy improves diagnostic yield compared to using a single device alone during electromagnetic navigation bronchoscopy (ENB) for peripheral pulmonary lesions. A total of 142...
This single-center retrospective study examined 86 living-donor lobar lung transplant recipients who received 163 lobar grafts. Airway complications occurred in eight grafts (4.9 percent), all presenting as bronchial stenosis. Segmental...
Tracheal rupture after endotracheal intubation is uncommon, occurring in approximately 0.005 percent to 0.37 percent of intubations, yet it carries substantial morbidity and mortality when recognition is delayed. The risk...
Primary tracheal tumors are rare, with adenoid cystic carcinoma being a common subtype with a tendency for submucosal spread (1). Surgical resection with primary anastomosis is the standard treatment. Minimally...
This randomized crossover trial evaluated whether combining needle aspiration and forceps biopsy improves diagnostic yield compared to using a single device alone during electromagnetic navigation bronchoscopy (ENB) for peripheral pulmonary...
Objective: Tracheal injuries are rare and often devastating. Appropriate management depends on meticulous planning and complex support networks. Multidisciplinary management often may include cardiothoracic surgery, plastic surgery, assist device teams,...
Using pigs as an experimental model, the authors demonstrated incorporation of bioengineered tracheal grafts in large tracheal defects. The grafts were constructed of acellular bovine dermis extracellular matrix and human...
The authors performed a meta-analysis to evaluate (1) if the timing of tracheostomy after cardiac surgery and (2) whether the type of tracheostomy (open v. percutaneous) impacted the incidence of...
This video demonstrates a slide tracheoplasty for long segment tracheal stenosis. The patient was a five-month-old male, who had persistent biphasic stridor following an upper respiratory infection.
...This retrospective single institution report examined outcomes of repair of large airway defects with bioprothetic materials. 8 patients underwent repair with aortic homograft or acellular dermal matrix, 5 of whom...
Philippe Dartevelle of Marie-Lannelongue Hospital and Paris-Sud University, Paris, France discusses the complex topic of tracheal substitution. Professor Dartevelle also provides a detailed description of how to use a forearm...
Douglas Mathisen of Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, gives an in-depth talk on tracheal resection. Dr. Mathisen shares insight into the areas of post-intubation stenosis and idiopathic subglottic stenosis. This...
Maninder Singh Kalkat of Heartlands Hospital, Birmingham, United Kingdom, discusses palliative treatments for non-resectable tracheal tumors. The aims of palliation in these cases are to improve the patient’s ability to...









