Two unusual cases of surgery of the trachea / by W.S. Jones and W.W. Keen.

Philadelphia : [publisher not identified], 1899.

11 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm

'Reprinted from The Philadelphia Medical Journal, June 10, 1899' - caption

Contents: I. Attempted suicide by cut-throat followed by complete closure of the trachea by a diaphragm above the cannula and persisting for 13 months, breathing through the larynx and speech entirely impossible : operation, dissection of the diaphragm, suture of the trachea, restoration of nromal breathing and voice - II. Stricture of the trachea : successful operation by dividing the trachea longitudinally, reflecting the mucous membrane, excision of the stricture, and immediate suture of the entire wound, union by first intention

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