CONCLUSION: Use of a barbed silicone-covered retrievable expandable nitinol stent relieves dyspnea and facilitates fistula closure in patients with benign or malignant tracheal strictures or fistulas.

Introduction: Attempted tracheal replacement efforts thus far have had very little success. Major limiting factors have been the inability to efficiently re-vascularise and mimic the mechanical ...

Dr. Davidov performed combined esophageal resection with circular resection and tracheal plastic surgery for esophageal cancer complicated by esophageal-tracheal fistula. He was the first in oncology ...

WEDNESDAY, Jan. 15, 2025 (HealthDay News) -- Tobacco-associated trachea, bronchus, and lung (TBL) cancer mortality is declining, while ambient particulate matter (PM)-associated TBL cancer mortality ...

Esophageal atresia (EA) and tracheoesophageal fistula (TEF) are congenital conditions that affect the esophagus and trachea, leading to significant challenges in feeding and respiratory function ...

Aim: Vesicovaginal fistula (VVF) is the most common urogenital acquired fistula, and has remained a scourge and of public health importance. VVF can be repaired by transvaginal approach, ...

Departamento de Cirurgia de Cabeça e Pescoço, São Paulo, SP, Brazil imageFigure 2 CT showed juxtaposed collection on the left thyroid lobe with a foreign body inside. open_in_new imageFigure 3 Foreign ...

A tilted pelvis means the pelvis is tipped forward, backward, or off-center. This causes imbalance and misalignment of the spine, leading to low back pain. Depending on the direction of the pelvic ...