Friedrich Trendelenburg's tracheal tampon-cannula

A Mudry; C A Righini

doi:10.1016/j.anorl.2022.10.005

Friedrich Trendelenburg's tracheal tampon-cannula

Eur Ann Otorhinolaryngol Head Neck Dis. 2023 May;140(3):135-138. doi: 10.1016/j.anorl.2022.10.005. Epub 2022 Nov 30.

Authors

A Mudry¹, C A Righini²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, Stanford University School of Medicine, 801, Welch Road, 94305-5739 Stanford, CA, USA. Electronic address: albert@oreillemudry.ch.
² Department of Otolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, University Hospital of Grenoble, 1, avenue des Maquis du Grésivaudan, 38043 Grenoble cedex 09, France.

PMID: 36463094
DOI: 10.1016/j.anorl.2022.10.005

Abstract

The aim of this historical vignette is to analyze the role of Friedrich Trendelenburg's tracheal balloon cannula in the development of laryngeal surgery in the early 1870s. The purpose of this cannula was to prevent bleeding into the airway in cases of extensive laryngeal surgery requiring a tracheostomy.

Keywords: History; Laryngectomy; Tracheal cannula; Trendelenburg.

MeSH terms

Cannula*
Humans
Tracheostomy*