Bretonneau, P.

Japanese: Bretonneau,P.(英語表記)BretonneauP
Bretonneau, P.

…It is not clear when the first tracheotomy was performed, but there is a legend that Alexander the Great performed it with a sword, and there are also records from the Greek era that say that ancient people had already performed it. However, the first clearly recorded case is said to be in 1826, when Pierre Bretonneau (1778-1862) of France performed it for a 5-year-old girl with airway obstruction (blockage of the airway) caused by diphtheria. Thus, tracheotomy was first performed for airway stenosis, but now, as mentioned above, it is performed for a wide range of purposes because the operation reduces resistance to breathing, makes it easier to remove secretions, and allows for breathing regulation. …

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Japanese:

…最初の気管切開がいつ行われたかは明らかではないが,アレクサンドロス大王が剣を用いて行ったという言い伝えがあり,また古代人がすでに行っていたというギリシア時代の記録もあるという。しかし,はっきりと記録された最初の例は,1826年にフランスのブルトノーPierre Bretonneau(1778‐1862)が5歳の女子のジフテリアによる気道閉塞(気道がつまること)に対して行ったものとされている。このように気管切開は,初め気道狭窄に対して行われたが,現在ではこの手術によって,呼吸時の抵抗が減り,分泌物の除去が容易になり,呼吸の調節も可能になることから,前述のように広い目的に行われるようになった。…

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