STRICTURE OF THF TRACHEA. 
STRICTURE OF THE TRACHEA. 
A case more analagous is related in the same journal. It 
fell under the care of Mr. Cherry. 
Feb. 2Sth, 1826.—A mare was passing along the road to her 
stable, when some one gave her a blow with a whip, and caused 
her to run on the point of a shaft, which inflicted a severe wound 
on the front of the neck, about three inches from the point of 
the sternum, and likewise injured the trachea very much. She 
was bled and physicked. The wound soon suppurated, and healed 
very well. 
March ]9M. — Ah abscess that formed contiguous to the 
wound, was opened. This also healed; soon after which roar- 
ing began to take place, and increased to such a degree that 
when she was put out of a walk she was nearly suffocated. This 
arose from a thickening of the parietes of the trachea, producing 
stricture of that tube at and a little below the seat of injury. 
May2^th .—The owner being averse to any experiments or ex¬ 
pense, Mr. Cherry purchased the mare. A portion of two of the 
rings was cut out; and two other of the rings divided by cutting 
through the cartilaginous rings to the length of six inches, and 
a leaden pipe was put into the opening. The labour of breathing 
was immediately very much relieved, and her appetite completely 
returned. The parts around the incision swelled a good deal 
externally, but otherwise no inconvenience was experienced. 
The mare was turned out to grass, where she remained for a 
fortnight, the pipe being frequently cleansed from the foetid pus 
and mucus which accumulated and dried in it. 
At this period the difficulty of breathing returned. The tra¬ 
chea was again dilated, another and larger pipe put in, and she was 
as much relieved as before. The lateral action of the sterno-mas- 
toid muscles had been such as to flatten the pipe tliat was first 
used, and a very strong pressure was felt whenever the fingers 
were introduced; so much so, that the parts closed unless kept 
asunder by the fingers or other means. When the ])ipe acci¬ 
dentally got out and remained so for a few hours, the trachea 
contracted, and the difficulty of breathing returned. 
July Sth. — The granulations which had sprung internally 
had nearly forced out the pipe, and the difficulty of breathing 
had greatly increased from the narrowing of the passage. The 
wound and stricture were now dilated for the third time, and a 
leaden |)ipe, one foot long and two and a hall’ inches in diameter, 
was thrust down the tracliea, to below the point of the sternum. 
Kclief was immediately ])rocured. 
