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Patients and families
Obstructions of the respiratory tract can present with difficulties in breathing and maintaining oxygen saturation in the body. These compromised airway conditions often require a tracheostomy (an opening in the windpipe) to relieve such an obstruction. Our unit has performed a large number of airwa
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Conditions we treat
Conditions we treat Obstructions of the respiratory tract can present with difficulties in breathing and maintaining oxygen saturation in the body. These compromised airway conditions often require a tracheostomy (an opening in the windpipe) to relieve such an obstruction. A tracheostomy itself can
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Laryngeal stenosis
Laryngeal stenosis Laryngeal stenosis means narrowing of the airway at any level starting from the epiglottis until the trachea. Narrowing at the vocal cords is called glottic stenosis , and one that is just below the vocal cords as subglottic stenosis . The narrowing could be involving one or multi
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Laryngomalacia
Laryngomalacia Laryngomalacia meaning soft larynx is the most common congenital cause of noisy breathing, or stridor associated with feeding difficulties, in the newborn. It is a condition in which the supraglottic tissues situated above the vocal cords, are soft and floppy. The epiglottis is curled
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Choanal atresia
Choanal atresia See also Choanal atresia information Newborns are obligate nose breathers, because the larynx (voice box) is very high in the neck. With the passing time, the larynx descends to its normal position lower down in the neck. It’s only then that they are able to breathe from the nose and
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Complete tracheal rings
Complete tracheal rings Normally, the trachea is made of 18-22 incomplete ‘C’or horse-shoe shape (cartilaginous + membranous) rings. Rarely, these rings could be ‘O’ or complete, and can cause significant respiratory difficulties. These rings can present as a short or long segment. Sometimes, even w
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Decannulation
Decannulation When can we remove the tracheostomy definitively (Decannulation)? The tracheostomy canula is removed only after successful decannulation trials. The decannulation trials are of 2 types: downsizing of the canula and capping trials. Down sizing means progressive reduction of the canula s
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Laryngeal clefts
Laryngeal clefts See also Laryngeal Clefts Information The development of the larynx (voice box) and its separation from the esophagus (food pipe) is a complex process. When the larynx develops normally, it is completely separate from the esophagus, so swallowed foods go directly into the stomach. A
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Head and neck tumors
Head and neck tumors As compared to adults, tumors that affect the head and neck in children are rare. Broadly, they are of 2 types: benign and malignant. Benign tumors seen in children are vascular and lymphatic malformations (hemangiomas, lymphangiomas), neurogenic tumors and juvenile nasopharynge
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Referral to our Airway Unit
Referral to our Airway Unit If you wish to be referred to our Airway Unit or to know more about our unit, you can contact us at the following adresse. Secretariat - Airway Unit, Service of Otorhinolaryngology CHUV Rue du Bugnon 46 1011 Lausanne, Switzerland Telephone: +41 21 314 7574 Fax: +41 21 314
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