Tracheotomy – colloquially known as tracheotomy – refers to surgical access to the trachea (windpipe) through the skin in the area below the larynx. Tracheotomy is one of the most common procedures performed on ventilated patients in the intensive care unit. It is performed as percutaneous dilated tracheotomy (PDT) or open surgical tracheotomy (OCT) (see … Tracheotomy Procedure
Thyroidectomy is a surgical procedure for the treatment of malignant (malignant) and benign (benign) changes in the thyroid gland, which involves removal of the entire thyroid gland. Depending on the indication, thyroidectomy can be performed as total thyroidectomy (TT; complete removal of the thyroid gland) or subtotal thyroidectomy (partial removal of the thyroid gland). In … Thyroidectomy
A coniotomy (cricothyroidotomy) – colloquially known as a tracheotomy – is an emergency airway protection through a skin incision below the larynx at the level of the cricothyroid ligament (ligament between the cricoid and thyroid cartilages). An emergency coniotomy (emergency coniotomy) for airway protection occurs only in extremely rare cases (< 1/1,000). It is an … Coniotomy
Struma resection (synonyms: strumectomy; struma removal) is a surgical procedure for the treatment of thyroid enlargement (goiter, goiter) in which the thyroid gland is removed except for a remnant of varying size. Goiter, which is characterized by either uniform or nodular growth, can cause symptoms such as dyspnea (shortness of breath; breathlessness) or dysphagia (difficulty … Struma Removal (Strum Resection)
