title: Invited commentary.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Nebraska, University of Nebraska Medical Center, 982315 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198-2315. Electronic address: rlackner@unmc.edu.
authors.forename: Rudy
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Lackner
mesh_terms: D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000601:surgery*; D001982:Bronchial Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D001999:Bronchoscopy; D005260:Female; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D012142:Respiratory Tract Neoplasms / Q000473:pathology*; D014135:Tracheal Stenosis / Q000601:surgery*