Tracheotomy refers to the opening or incision made during a medical procedure to aid breathing, called a tracheostomy. Many people use these terms interchangeably. When used as a synonym for ...

TRACHEOTOMY is performed at every age of life. The indications for tracheotomy vary considerably in childhood from those in adult life. In a small child the operation requires a more meticulous ...

"I'm doing great, I feel a lot better than I sound." Val Kilmer is opening up about some of the challenges he faces after he underwent a tracheotomy. While appearing on "Good Morning America," the ...

"No one is giving up on this kid," a source tells PEOPLE following Brown's medical procedure After nearly two weeks with little change in her condition, doctors performed a tracheotomy on Bobbi ...

The term tracheotomy refers to a surgical procedure of an incision in the trachea to provide an alternative method of breathing, which was first recorded in 1649. The practice had been in use long ...

Val Kilmer is opening up about his health. While promoting his new film Paydirt, the Top Gun actor, 60, spoke about having a tracheotomy necessitated by his two-year battle with throat cancer. The ...

Patients who undergo tracheotomy should be carefully monitored for a while after surgery, say Turkish researchers. Surgeons should be aware of the significant increases in thyroid hormones that can ...

Adult ICU patients who received tracheotomy six to eight days vs. 13 to 15 days after mechanical ventilation did not have a significant reduction in the risk of ventilator-associated pneumonia, ...

"I'm doing great," he shared. "I feel a lot better than I sound." The star is back at work and will appear in "Paydirt," which comes out on Friday. While he's played a number of iconic characters, ...

After the actor was diagnosed with throat cancer in 2015, he was treated with chemotherapy, radiation and a tracheotomy to help him breathe. Kilmer, 60, recently appeared on the US Today show, where ...

When a woman began choking at a restaurant and the Heimlich maneuver failed, doctors who were dining nearby performed an emergency tracheotomy with a pocket knife, using a pen as a breathing tube. The ...

Val Kilmer likens acting after throat cancer changed his voice to learning a new language. “It’s just like any other language or dialect,” he said during an interview Monday on “Good Morning America.” ...