"It was just really hard to breathe," says Sarah Carroll, recalling the earliest symptoms of idiopathic subglottic stenosis (iSGS). "It felt like there was something in my throat that was stopping me ...

A little boy has been in a vegetative state for six years after his brain was deprived of oxygen during a surgery his family believes was unnecessary. Carlos Blanco, now eight, was born with ...

Wegener's granulomatosis (WG) is a relatively uncommon collagen vascular disease that can lead to both upper and lower airway disease. Subglottic stenosis is one manifestation of the airway disease ...

Obstructive and restrictive pulmonary diseases are clinical manifestations of chronic graft-versus-host disease (GVHD) in the airway tract, and involvement of the upper respiratory tract is unusual.

This procedure can be used for babies, children and young people because it works well and there are no serious concerns about its safety in this condition. However, there is not enough evidence about ...

There are 2 main ways in which patients may experience dyspnea originating in the larynx. First, there may be structural interference with air flow due to an anatomic abnormality. In other words, ...

Raju (name changed), a 24-year-old man and father of an infant from Pune, had difficulty breathing in July 2022. He was admitted to a private hospital in Pune, where he was put on a ventilator for ...

Subglottic or tracheal stenosis is a narrowing of the airway. It can be congenital, traumatic or, most commonly, iatrogenic after prolonged endotracheal intubation. Symptoms include hoarseness, ...