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Tracheal Cannulation in Rabbit Model: A Procedure to Insert Tracheal Cannula into the Rabbit Trachea
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2025
This video demonstrates the surgical creation of an opening in the rabbit trachea to insert a tracheal cannula for artificially ventilating the lungs.
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Direct Tracheal Instillation of Solutes into Mouse Lung
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2010
Intratracheal instillations deliver solutes directly into the lungs. This procedure targets the delivery of the instillate into the distal regions of the lung, and is therefore often incorporated in studies aimed at studying alveoli. We provide a detailed survival protocol for performing intratracheal instillations in mice.
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In vitro Measurements of Tracheal Constriction Using Mice
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2012
Transgenic mice have been extremely useful in ascribing physiological function to genes. As such, research in general, and functional studies of airway, in particular, have undergone a remarkable shift toward murine models. Here we provide protocols for in vitro trachea constriction studies to evaluate smooth muscle function in murine airway.
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Examination of Drosophila Larval Tracheal Terminal Cells by Light Microscopy
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2013
Here, we present a method for light microscopy analysis of tracheal terminal cells in Drosophila larvae. This method allows for quick examination of branch and lumen morphology in whole animals and would be useful for analysis of individual mutants or screens for mutations affecting terminal cell development.
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Heterotopic and Orthotopic Tracheal Transplantation in Mice used as Models to Study the Development of Obliterative Airway Disease
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2010
This video shows and compares two experimental models to study the development of obliterative airway disease (OAD) in mice, the heterotopic and orthotopic tracheal transplantation model.
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Exposure of the anterior trachea provides access to the airway while surrounding tissues are carefully separated. This sequence connects the external surgical field with the tracheal wall and allows selected tracheal rings to be opened rather than creating an unspecified opening. The approach therefore reflects the relationship between airway anatomy and controlled surgical access.
Once positioned through the tracheal opening, the tube maintains a direct passage for airflow that bypasses the nose and mouth. This changes the route through which air reaches the lower respiratory tract and can support breathing when the upper airway cannot provide an adequate path. The physiological consequence is therefore linked to rerouting, rather than simply enlarging, the airway.
Opening selected tracheal rings creates access through the tracheal wall while preserving the basic structural context of the airway. Their selection is part of the controlled nature of the procedure, because the incision must connect with a tube that maintains airflow. This illustrates how airway anatomy guides surgical intervention and influences the resulting respiratory pathway.
This approach may be relevant when upper-airway obstruction, airway injury, or the need for prolonged mechanical ventilation limits normal breathing. In each situation, the central concern is maintaining airflow through an alternative route. The technique therefore serves airway management by addressing circumstances in which the usual passage through the nose, mouth, and upper airway is inadequate.
The procedure begins by exposing the anterior trachea, followed by careful separation of surrounding tissues. The operator then opens selected tracheal rings and establishes access for a tube that can maintain a direct airway passage. These stages emphasize anatomical exposure, controlled entry into the trachea, and continuation of airflow through the newly created route.
A tracheal opening provides a context for examining tissue repair and inflammation at an altered airway site. It also supports study of the physiological consequences of changing the normal respiratory pathway. In biology and medicine, the technique therefore connects airway anatomy with responses to tissue injury, healing, and modified airflow.