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22 Οκτ 2019 · Preparation for major head or neck surgery to assist breathing during recovery. Severe trauma to the head or neck that obstructs breathing. Other emergency situations when breathing is obstructed and emergency personnel can't put a breathing tube through your mouth and into your trachea.
30 Ιουλ 2020 · Laryngotracheal (luh-ring-go-TRAY-key-ul) reconstruction surgery widens your windpipe (trachea) to make breathing easier. Laryngotracheal reconstruction involves inserting a small piece of cartilage — stiff connective tissue found in many areas of your body — into the narrowed section of the windpipe to make it wider.
22 Οκτ 2019 · Mayo Clinic experts are experienced in performing tracheotomies in children and adults and in determining if the opening can be closed. Each year, Mayo specialists perform more than 500 surgical procedures to create tracheostomies.
1 Απρ 2024 · Tracheobronchomalacia (TBM) happens when your trachea (airway or windpipe) and bronchial tubes (airways leading to your lungs) close down or collapse, so you have trouble breathing. Babies, children and adults may have TBM. Symptoms include difficulty breathing, wheezing or a barking dry cough.
Surgical options for the treatment of tracheomalacia include: Tracheostomy to keep the airway open while the child hopefully outgrows the problem, performed by physicians in the Division of Otolaryngology (Ear, Nose and Throat)
8 Οκτ 2024 · Congenital tracheomalacia involves excessive trachea collapsibility due to malformed cartilage, leading to breathing issues and vulnerability to thoracic structure compression. Symptoms range from mild wheezing to severe life-threatening events, and while prevalent in 1 in 2100 children, treatment strategies, especially surgical, remain debated.
For children with tracheomalacia and bronchomalacia — conditions in which the airway collapses while breathing — the Esophageal and Airway Treatment team at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital in St. Petersburg, Florida, provides expert diagnosis and advanced surgical treatment to correct the collapse and improve their breathing.
