Over time, the tracheotomy has gone by several different names, among them pharyngotomy, laryngotomy, bronchotomy, tracheostomy, and tracheotomy. |
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The term bronchotomy, then, encompassed both tracheotomy and laryngotomy and all these three terms were used loosely and they were not easily distinguishable from each other. |
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Clinical observations on the introduction of tracheal tubes by the mouth instead of performing tracheotomy or laryngotomy. |
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