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Donor aortic graft improves reconstruction after partial laryngectomy
21 May 2012, 12:55 pm
( Massachusetts General Hospital ) Massachusetts General Hospital surgeons have developed a new technique for reconstructing the larynx after surgery for advanced cancer. Their approach -- which uses cryopreserved aortas from deceased donors to replace removed larynx tissue -- allows some patients to avoid a permanent
tracheotomy and maintain voice and swallowing function with no need for ...
Robin Gibb unable to speak
17 May 2012, 8:17 pm
Robin Gibb has not been able to speak for a week, due to a
tracheotomy tube in his neck, and is communicating with his family by blinking.
Robin Gibb is unable to speak
16 May 2012, 4:17 am
Robin Gibb has not been able to speak for a week. The Bee Gees singer is still battling colon cancer in hospital, and is only able to communicate by blinking his eyes, as he has a
tracheotomy tube in his neck.
Robin Gibb - Robin Gibb Is Unable To Speak
16 May 2012, 3:09 am
Robin Gibb has not been able to speak for a week The Bee Gees singer is still battling colon cancer in hospital and is only able to communicate by blinking his eyes as he has a
tracheotomy tube in his neck His wife Dwina and grown up sons R...
‘Burn’ unit doc
6 May 2012, 12:12 am
The chief of surgery at the city’s Lincoln Hospital “set a patient on fire” during an operation, causing severe burns on the man’s neck and chest, The Post has learned. Dr. Jay Yelon was performing a
tracheotomy on April 19 to insert a breathing tube when his electronic...
Baby Joseph Remains At Cardinal Glennon
2 May 2012, 6:51 am
(AP) - The child known as Baby Joseph remains at a St. Louis hospital, more than three weeks after receiving a
tracheotomy to connect him to a portable breathing machine in an effort to extend his life.
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Jakeyia Ragland heads to Ohio for surgery - Gadsden Times
27 May 2012, 2:43 pm
Yolanda first sought help from Children’s Medical Center in Cincinnati because Jakeyia’s
tracheotomy was bleeding, but it was determined she had more urgent issues from a hernia that affects her esophagus. “She’ll never be able to have ...
Government will ratchet up anti-smoking effort - Press Herald
24 May 2012, 5:38 pm
The CDC wants to persuade 50,000 Americans to quit. The billboards and print, radio and TV ads show people whose smoking resulted in heart surgery, a
tracheotomy, lost limbs or paralysis. The $54 million campaign is the largest and starkest anti ...
Shot Sacramento police canine Bodie improves - KXTV News10Net
23 May 2012, 4:07 pm
The 3-year-old German shepherd is recovering from a broken jaw, severely cut tongue and a shattered paw. He had a
tracheotomy to help him breathe because his tongue was so swollen from the trauma and there is a cast on his leg. He has had several surgeries ...
Cancer claims Bee Gee Robin Gibb, 62 - New York Post
20 May 2012, 10:58 pm
His recovery from the coma was strenuous, with the singer communicating by blinking due to a
tracheotomy tube in his neck. He also had to learn to walk again, showing enormous courage, according to his doctors, as he battled to survive. Gibb looked gaunt ...
Father: 'I have never seen such a strong display of courage' - CNN
18 May 2012, 3:30 pm
That said, here is the account of Aimee's last 48 hours: On Wednesday the doctors suggested that we remove the breathing tube and complete a
tracheotomy. The fact is, the flesh wound on her abdomen makes it difficult for her to take deep breaths ...
