After a total laryngectomy, you breathe through an opening in your neck called a stoma instead of through your nose and mouth. Suctioning the stoma area helps keep your airway clear. This helps you breathe safely and comfortably. Your airways still...
Postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) is nerve pain that can happen after you've had shingles. Shingles is a rash caused by the same virus that causes chickenpox. Shingles can attack the nerves under the skin, causing irritation and damage. Even after the...
Stage 5 chronic kidney disease is the last stage of chronic kidney disease. At this stage, there is severe kidney damage. The kidneys are close to failure or have already stopped working. When kidney function falls below a certain point, it's...
A pneumonectomy (say "new-muh-NEK-tuh-mee") is surgery to remove one of your lungs. It's usually done to treat cancer that can't be removed with a lobectomy (removing part of a lung) or segmentectomy (removing one or more small pieces of a lung).
Postherpetic neuralgia (PHN) is nerve pain that can happen after you've had shingles. Shingles is a rash caused by the same virus that causes chickenpox. Shingles can attack the nerves under the skin, causing irritation and damage. In some people,
Subgaleal hemorrhage (SGH) is a rare head injury that can happen during birth. Blood collects in the space between a newborn's skull and the skin on the scalp. The condition can be life-threatening. It's caused by trauma to the head during delivery.
An umbilical polyp is a firm, red or pink bump at the belly button (navel). It's visible after a newborn's umbilical stump dries up and falls off. The polyp is made of tissue found in the intestinal lining. It develops while the fetus is still...
Proton radiation therapy uses strong beams of protons to kill cancer cells. It helps control the growth of some types of tumors. It can also shrink them.
Baby helmet therapy is a treatment to help mold a baby's skull into a round shape. It uses a prescription helmet that's made just for your baby. Sometimes a baby's head can become flat in the back or on one side. This can happen from lying down for...
A lung segmentectomy is surgery to remove one or more small pieces, or segments, of your lungs. Your lungs are made up of five parts called lobes. Each lobe has several segments. You may have this surgery to remove cancer if the cancer is small...