# IMSS Air Ambulance Saves 50-Day-Old Baby with Laryngeal Tumor

An IMSS air ambulance operation successfully transported a newborn from Torreón to Jalisco for emergency surgery on a life-threatening laryngeal tumor.

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A 50-day-old infant in Torreón, Coahuila, had a laryngeal tumor blocking 70% of her airway and required immediate specialized care. [^1]

Carlos Francisco Moreno Valencia, head of the UMAE Children's Hospital in Jalisco, confirmed the infant underwent successful surgery to remove the tumor on August 21, 2026. [^2]

A multidisciplinary team at the Hospital de Pediatría performed a successful surgery to completely remove the laryngeal mass two days after the infant's arrival. [^3]

The Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS) coordinated an emergency medical airlift to transport a 50-day-old newborn from Torreón, Coahuila, to the Centro Médico Nacional de Occidente (CMNO) in Guadalajara, Jalisco. [^4]

The IMSS Center for Virtual Operations in Emergencies and Disasters (CVOED) coordinated an air ambulance transfer from Torreón to Guadalajara. [^5]

The infant was born prematurely at 34 weeks gestation and suffered from severe pulmonary complications since birth. [^6]

The infant, born prematurely at 34 weeks, suffered from a severe respiratory condition caused by a laryngeal cyst that obstructed 70% of their airway. [^7]

## What this stands on

1. A 50-day-old infant in Torreón, Coahuila, had a laryngeal tumor blocking 70% of her airway and required immediate specialized care. (Vanguardia, News)
2. Carlos Francisco Moreno Valencia, head of the UMAE Children's Hospital in Jalisco, confirmed the infant underwent successful surgery to remove the tumor on August 21, 2026. (Vanguardia, News)
3. A multidisciplinary team at the Hospital de Pediatría performed a successful surgery to completely remove the laryngeal mass two days after the infant's arrival. (Excélsior, News)
4. The Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS) coordinated an emergency medical airlift to transport a 50-day-old newborn from Torreón, Coahuila, to the Centro Médico Nacional de Occidente (CMNO) in Guadalajara, Jalisco. (Excélsior, News)
5. The IMSS Center for Virtual Operations in Emergencies and Disasters (CVOED) coordinated an air ambulance transfer from Torreón to Guadalajara. (Vanguardia, News)
6. The infant was born prematurely at 34 weeks gestation and suffered from severe pulmonary complications since birth. (Vanguardia, News)
7. The infant, born prematurely at 34 weeks, suffered from a severe respiratory condition caused by a laryngeal cyst that obstructed 70% of their airway. (Excélsior, News)

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