Trachea cancer patient receives new trachea grown from own stem cells. Jan. 13, 2012— -- Christopher Lyles, 30, of Abingdon, Md, exhausted the limited treatment options available in the U.S. for ...

A medical team in New York City says it has performed the first complete surgical transplant of a windpipe. The trachea is basically a tube that transports air to and from the lungs, so you might ...

Doctors in Sweden have performed the first-ever implant of a synthetic trachea, researchers announced. The organ, implanted in a 36-year-old Icelandic man suffering from tracheal cancer, consisted of ...

During the Second International Adult Stem Cell conference at the Vatican, a boy who had his windpipe replaced with one grown using his own stem cells won the "Pontifical Hero Award" for his courage.

WEBVTT IT WORKED. WHEN LITTLE THOMAS RICHARDS WAS BORN IN APRIL, HE COULDN'T BREATHE. DOCTORS AT THE MARSHFIELD CLINIC, IN CENTRAL WISCONSIN, FOUND THE BABY DIDN'T HAVE A TRACHEA OR WINDPIPE. SO THEY ...

NEW YORK CITY (WABC) -- A team of Mount Sinai surgeons has performed the world's first human tracheal transplant. Experts say the achievement has the potential to save the lives of thousands of ...