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 ...

Ventilators can assist with lung function for those with severe respiratory infections, and it's often necessary in the ICU.

A fenestrated tracheostomy tube contains openings that allow air to pass through the area of the throat that leads to the mouth and nose. In a tracheostomy, a surgeon creates an opening in the front ...

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 ...

Hannah Warren was born without a trachea, so doctors made one with stem cells. April 30, 2013— -- In a groundbreaking feat of science and surgery, a Korean toddler born without a windpipe ...