Introduction: Tracheal stenosis is normally caused by trauma, infection, benign and malignant tumors, prolonged intubation or tracheostomy. The best treatment for tracheal stenosis is resection and anastomosis of trachea. Yet the major surgical complication of tracheal surgery is postoperative stenosis. The goal of this paper is to study the result of tracheal stenting as a replacement therap...

BACKGROUND Ischemic injury and the rejection process are the main reasons for graft failure in tracheal transplantation models. To enhance the acceptance, we investigated the influence of mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) on tracheal allografts. METHODS Extracted tracheal grafts from New Zealand white rabbits were cryopreserved for 4 weeks and orthotopically transplanted (control group A, n=8). I...

Abstract OBJECTIVES A tension-free anastomosis is crucial to minimize the risk of airway complications after laryngotracheal surgery. The ‘guardian’ chin stitch placed prevent hyperextension neck in early postoperative period. This manoeuvre was introduced tracheal surgery and now routinely performed by many surgeons. However, evidence for or against sparse. METHODS We a retrospective analysis ...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the inflammatory markers associated with short-term endotracheal intubation in healthy surgical patients. DESIGN An observational and prospective study of subjects scheduled for same-day surgery procedures. SETTING Level I trauma center. PATIENTS Fourteen healthy patients intubated for same-day surgery procedures. The median duration of surgery was 3 hours. INTE...

Endotracheal intubation is a common procedure, rarely associated with life-threatening complications (e.g., tracheal rupture, necrosis, foreign body). A 1.5-year-old English Bulldog was presented for respiratory distress, with increased respiratory efforts and stridor, 2 days after endotracheal intubation. Cervical and thoracic radiographs disclosed a severe narrowing of the tracheal lumen asso...

Snakebites are often believed to be poisonous. However, this is not always the case. In fact, each bite differs from snake to snake, depending on if the snake is poisonous and if there is envenomation. Venom in pit viper snakebites is often associated with local necrosis. The abundant literature selections and research articles justify local myonecrosis due to envenomation, but there is not muc...

Most highly pathogenic avian influenza viruses (AIV) emerge after field passage of non-pathogenic AIVs in birds. The outbreak of low-pathogenic H7N1 avian influenza virus in Italy during 1999-2000 followed by outbreak of highly pathogenic H7N1 avian influenza virus is one example in this regard. This experiment has been designed to investigate the effect of pre-infection of birds with LPAI on s...

BACKGROUND Photodynamic therapy (PDT) is a technique for producing localised tissue necrosis with light after prior administration of a photosensitising drug. There is some selectivity of uptake of photosensitisers in malignant tissue, although this is difficult to exploit. Full thickness necrosis in normal and neoplastic colon heals without perforation because of a lack of effect on collagen, ...