Girl with a tube

It affects one out of 50, births, according to Seattle Children's Hospital, where Hannah was treated. The condition not only affected Hannah's facial features but her airway. To save her life as an infant, doctors performed a tracheostomy, where an incision is made in the windpipe and a plastic tube is used to get air into the lungs. As a result, it's difficult for people with a tracheostomy to speak and they are prone to infections. Having a tracheostomy meant that Hannah spent the first nine years of her life having difficulty talking and being unable to do activities like swimming or hiking.

Pregnancy is absolutely possible with one fallopian tube, assuming you and the solo tube are healthy. While women are usually born with two fallopian tubes, and both are used to transfer the mature egg from the ovary to the uterus hoping to meet a healthy sperm along the way… , a single fallopian tube is able to do double duty more on that below. So whether you know a tube is blocked due to scarring, trauma, or a former ectopic pregnancy, your chances of getting pregnant are still normal as long as other factors are in play. While two tubes are better than one, as is the case with all shared jobs or backup plans, you can still get pregnant with a single tube if…. If you are 35 years or more and you know you only have one healthy or functioning fallopian tube, we recommend meeting with a fertility center to discuss your options.

Onychocryptosis, also known as ingrown toenail, is caused by growth of the lateral edge of the nail into the nail fold. This results in inflammation of the invaded tissue. There is no standard treatment for onychocryptosis and numerous methods have been used, from conservative approaches such as proper nail trimming techniques to more invasive surgical procedures. All techniques risk the possibility of damage to the nail apparatus, prolonged healing time, and recurrence of disease. We describe a successful case of bilateral nail tube splinting in a pediatric patient with recurrent, severe onychocryptosis and history of multiple matricectomies.

Using keyhole surgery, the surgeon puts clips on the fallopian tubes to block the sperm and egg from meeting. In some instances, the fallopian tubes are removed rather than clipped. When you ovulate, an ovum egg is released from the ovary and moves down the fallopian tube.