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- The primary NIH organization for research on Tracheal Disorders is the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
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Tracheal Disorders
Also called: Windpipe disorders
Your trachea, or windpipe, is one part of your airway system. Airways are pipes that carry oxygen-rich air to your lungs. They also carry carbon dioxide, a waste gas, out of your lungs.
When you inhale, air travels from your nose, through your larynx, and down your windpipe. The windpipe splits into two bronchi that enter your lungs.
Problems with the trachea include narrowing, inflammation, and some inherited conditions. You may need a procedure called a tracheostomy to help you breathe if you have swallowing problems, or have conditions that affect coughing or block your airways. You might also need a tracheostomy if you are in critical care and need to be on a ventilator.
NIH: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute
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Latest News
- Teen Doing Well 2 Years After Stem Cell Windpipe Transplant(07/26/2012, HealthDay)
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Diagnosis/Symptoms
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Bronchoscopy(National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
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Bronchoscopy
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- Flexible Bronchoscopy(American College of Chest Physicians) - PDF
- Mediastinoscopy(Harvard Medical School)
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Bronchoscopy
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Treatment
- Tracheostomy(Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
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Tracheostomy(National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
- Tracheostomy - slideshow
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Coping
- Stomas (or Ostomies)(American Cancer Society)
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Specific Conditions
- Adenoid Cystic Carcinoma(American Society of Clinical Oncology)
- Bacterial Tracheitis(Merck & Co., Inc.)
- Polychondritis(InteliHealth, Harvard Medical School)
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Related Issues
- Speech for People with Tracheostomies or Ventilators(American Speech-Language-Hearing Association)
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Tutorials
- Bronchoscopy(Patient Education Institute)
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Videos
- Esophageal Atresia(OR-Live) - Wake Forest University Baptist Medical Center, Salem, NC, 3/11/2010
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Anatomy/Physiology
- Atlas of Human Body: Respiratory System -- Structure Detail(American Medical Association)
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Clinical Trials
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Tracheal Diseases(National Institutes of Health)
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ClinicalTrials.gov: Tracheal Diseases
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- Find an Otolaryngologist (ENT)(American Academy of Otolaryngology--Head and Neck Surgery)
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Children
- Congenital Anomalies of the Esophagus and Trachea(Children's Hospital Boston)
- Congenital High Airway Obstruction (CHAOS)(Children's Hospital Boston)
- Croup(American Academy of Pediatrics)
- Esophageal Atresia and Tracheoesophageal Fistula(American Academy of Family Physicians)
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- Tracheal Stenosis(Children's Hospital of Philadelphia)
- Tracheoesophageal fistula repair - slideshow
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- Use of a Tracheostomy with a Child(American Thoracic Society) - PDF
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- X-Ray Exam: Neck(Nemours Foundation)
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