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 ...

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 ...