The recurrent laryngeal nerve is one of the most baffling features of human anatomy. Instead of going straight from the brain ...

Laryngotracheobronchitis: This extends further into the respiratory tract and involves the larynx, trachea, and bronchi. It can lead to slightly more severe symptoms than laryngotracheitis alone.

This patient underwent transplantation of the larynx, trachea, pharynx, and thyroid and parathyroid glands, and the transplant has remained viable for 40 months.

Brenda Jensen, 52, of Modesto, Calif., became the second person ever to receive a larynx transplant, complete with new trachea and thryoid gland, this past October. Jensen spoke to ABCnews.com ...

Your larynx is the part of your throat that contains your voice box. It’s located at the upper end of your windpipe ( trachea ). Your larynx is important for breathing, swallowing, and speaking.

Stage 4: Cancer has spread beyond your larynx to some other part of your body. Laryngeal cancer in the subglottis, below your vocal cords Stage 1: Cancer is present only in the subglottis.

The larynx, also known as the voice box, is a hollow tube that runs vertically down the middle of the neck above the trachea (windpipe) and esophagus, according to the Cleveland Clinic.

Mount Sinai's historic procedure resulted from 30 years of research that focused on how to revascularize, or provide blood flow, to the trachea, and understanding the biology of the organ.

CONGENITAL anomalies involving the larynx, trachea and esophagus are rare. Five types of tracheal and esophageal anomalies have been described by Ladd.1 Sayre and Hall2 reported 2 cases of anomalie ...