AMYLOIDOSIS of the respiratory tract is a rare condition. Prowse, 1 in reviewing the literature, recorded 16 authenticated cases, 2–9 most of which were diagnosed at autopsy, and added 2 cases of his ...

Topical gene transfer to the airways of cystic fibrosis (CF) patients has been inefficient, partly due to extracellular barriers such as sputum. In an attempt to circumvent these, we assessed whether ...

Part of Biology (Single Science) Cells, organ systems and ecosystems The air that enters the nasal cavity flows down the trachea. The trachea has a number of adaptations: cartilage rings in the walls ...

Bronchotomy or surgical airway management is a surgical technique carried out for creating an open airway between the individual’s lungs and the outer atmosphere. Bronchotomy is a misnomer term and as ...

MUCH has been said in the past about the relation of chronic irritation to the development of cancer. Recent concepts are more specific and put carcinogenesis on a physicochemical basis in which the ...