USC Airway Intervention & Reconstruction Center (USC Air Center)

Our Program

The USC Airway Intervention & Reconstruction Center (USC Air Center) brings together leading experts in otolaryngology, thoracic surgery and interventional pulmonology to treat patients with problems caused by narrowing of the airway passages, known as airway stenosis. This can develop as the result of trauma or injury from intubation, prolonged mechanical ventilation or tracheostomy tube placement, or systemic inflammatory or autoimmune conditions. Sometimes airway stenosis can be congenital or of unknown cause.

Our multidisciplinary program offers comprehensive assessments and treatments for:

• Bronchial stenosis
• Laryngeal stenosis
• Subglottic stenosis
• Tracheal stenosis
• Tracheal tumors
• Tracheoesophageal fistula
• Tracheomalacia

Assessments and treatments include:

• Airway reconstruction
• Bronchoscopy
• Cricotracheal resection
• Endoscopic cryoablation
• Endoscopic dilation
• Endoscopic laser treatment
• Endoscopic stent placement
• Laryngotracheal reconstruction
• Slide tracheoplasty
• Steroid injection
• Tracheal resection