IN 1931, I performed an autopsy on a five-month-old baby who had had wheezing respirations since birth and had recently developed difficulty in swallowing. At this examination a ring of blood vessels ...

A TELECTASIS with chronic pneumonitis involving the right middle lobe has received considerable attention since this phenomenon was classified as a clinicopathological entity called "middle-lobe ...

Tracheal resection is a surgical procedure used to remove a portion of the trachea, or windpipe. The trachea is the tube that transports air from the mouth and nose to the lungs. During the procedure, ...

A medical team in New York City says it has performed the first complete surgical transplant of a windpipe. The trachea is basically a tube that transports air to and from the lungs, so you might ...