RT Journal
A1 JANEWAY HH, GREEN NW
T1 EXperimental intrathoracic esophageal surgery
JF Journal of the American Medical Association
JO Journal of the American Medical Association
YR 1909
FD December 11
VO LIII
IS 24
SP 1975
OP 1978
DO 10.1001/jama.1909.92550240001001f
UL http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jama.1909.92550240001001f
AB During the past year we have limited our work chiefly to intrathoracic esophageal operations. Our aim has been to develop the technic of an operation for each of the following purposes:1. For circuiting the cardia by the establishment of an anastomosis between the stomach and esophagus.2. For resection of a portion of both the stomach and esophagus.We have used two methods of artificial respiration; the one by an inflation of the lungs through an intubation tube; the other by a positive pressure cabinet, similar to that devised by F. T. Murphy and Brauer, in which tlie head of the dog has been placed.Each method has had definite advantages. The intubation method has demonstrated two important facts:1. An artificial apnea is developed which abolishes all muscular effort at respiration during operation.2. The range of ether-administration is greater and the danger of death from too