Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun In surgery, the operation of making an incision into the esophagus, as for the purpose of removing any foreign substance that obstructs the passage.
- noun See
esophagotomy .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun (Surg.) The operation of making an incision into the esophagus, for the purpose of removing any foreign substance that obstructs the passage.
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- noun surgery The
operation of making anincision into theesophagus for the purpose of removing anobstruction .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Furthermore, external esophagotomy can be successful only with objects lodged in the cervical esophagus and, moreover, it has happened that after the esophagus has been opened, the foreign body could not be found because of dislodgement and passage downward during the relaxation of the general anesthesia.
Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery Chevalier Jackson 1911
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Rapid divulsion and internal esophagotomy are mechanically very easily and accurately done through the esophagoscope, and would yield a few prompt cures; but the mortality would be very high.
Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery Chevalier Jackson 1911
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_Internal esophagotomy_ by the string-cutting instruments and esophagotome are relatively dangerous methods, and perhaps yield in the end no quicker results than the slower and safe bouginage per tubam.
Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery Chevalier Jackson 1911
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The mortality of external esophagotomy for foreign bodies is from twenty to forty-two per cent, while that of esophagoscopy is less than two per cent, if the foreign body has not already set up a serious complication before the esophagoscopy.
Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery Chevalier Jackson 1911
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_Impermeable strictures_ of the cervical esophagus are amenable to external esophagotomy, with plastic reformation of the esophagus.
Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery Chevalier Jackson 1911
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_External esophagotomy_ for the removal of foreign bodies is unjustifiable until esophagoscopy has failed in the hands of at least two skillful esophagoscopists.
Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy A Manual of Peroral Endoscopy and Laryngeal Surgery Chevalier Jackson 1911
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Billroth 12.177 mentions an instance of gastrotomy for the removal of swallowed artificial teeth, with recovery; and another case in which a successful esophagotomy was performed.
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In connection with foreign bodies in the esophagus, it might be interesting to remark that Ashhurst has collected 129 cases of esophagotomy for the removal of foreign bodies, resulting in 95 recoveries and 34 deaths.
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Billroth mentions an instance of gastrotomy for the removal of swallowed artificial teeth, with recovery; and another case in which a successful esophagotomy was performed.
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In connection with foreign bodies in the esophagus, it might be interesting to remark that Ashhurst 10.205 has collected 129 cases of esophagotomy for the removal of foreign bodies, resulting in 95 recoveries and 34 deaths.
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