Nick Cordero will undergo a procedure on Friday that will see a tracheostomy tube, otherwise known as a trach tube, placed into an opening in his throat at the windpipe called a stoma. The trach tube ...

A fenestrated tracheostomy tube contains openings that allow air to pass through the area of the throat that leads to the mouth and nose. In a tracheostomy, a surgeon creates an opening in the front ...

HOUSTON – With a trach, it's just about impossible to start eating and start school, and it increases the risk of infection. That's why one Texas Children's Hospital doctor says it's important to get ...

Kloots also shared that she went to the hospital to also pick up her husband's personal items, including his wedding ring. Nick Cordero and his family have been through a number of ups and downs over ...

Oct. 22, 2025—The emotional strain on parents and other caregivers faced with deciding whether a tracheotomy is the best treatment for their child is hard to measure. The latest clinical practice ...

Tracheotomy refers to the opening or incision made during a medical procedure to aid breathing, called a tracheostomy. Many people use these terms interchangeably. When used as a synonym for ...

"We've tried this before and some obstacles have come our way, but so far, so good today," Nick Cordero's wife, Amanda Kloots, said Tim McGovern is the Executive Editor of PEOPLE's App. He left PEOPLE ...