laryngotomy

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Children sometimes entertain themselves with this vocal novelty, but it is put to serious use by people who have experienced laryngotomy.

From Salon

Aret�us of Cappadocia is notably the first, if we except Asclepiades only, who is said to have performed laryngotomy.

From Project Gutenberg

C�lius Aurelianus recognized diphtheria of the pharynx and larynx, as well as the diphtheritic paralysis of the soft palate; it is to him we are indebted for the information that Asclepiades resorted to scarification of the tonsils, and even to laryngotomy.

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When the swelling is excessive, it may be necessary to make longitudinal incisions into the substance of the tongue, and dyspnœa may call for laryngotomy.

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If this is impossible, and if suitable forceps are not at hand, it may be necessary at once to perform laryngotomy, followed by artificial respiration, because, although the patient may appear lifeless, the heart continues to beat after breathing has ceased.

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