A treatise on the diseases and injuries of the larynx and trachea : founded on the essay to which was adjudged the Jacksonian prize for 1835 / by Frederick Ryland.

  • Ryland, Frederick (Surgeon)
Date:
1837
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Credit: A treatise on the diseases and injuries of the larynx and trachea : founded on the essay to which was adjudged the Jacksonian prize for 1835 / by Frederick Ryland. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by University of Bristol Library. The original may be consulted at University of Bristol Library.

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    observation, where the CBSophagus communicated by a large aper- ture with the posterior part of the trachea ; the pharynx was un- usually wide, and terminated some way down the neck in a cul de sac, without having any connection with the oesophagus. The larynx and its muscles were all perfect. This infant lived about twenty-four hours. On every attempt to suck, fits of coughing im- mediately supervened, threatening suffocation by their violence, and lasting till the milk was all disgorged again. The only way in which food could get into the stomach was by first passing through the rima glottidis, and then reaching the oesophagus from the opening in the posterior part of the trachea. The above are the principal malformations of the larynx and trachea that are found described by authors, and the infrequency with which they occur gives strong confirmation to the general rule laid down by M. Geofifroy Saint Hilaire, that in proportion to the importance of the functions of any organ is the rarity with which it is found to deviate from its normal condition.