[Extended resection of the trachea. Anatomical study, limitations, pulmonary consequences (author's transl)]

The authors used a series of cadavers to study tracheal elasticity, the extent of resections which still make suture possible and special methods which facilitate the latter. Pulmonary consequences were found in certain patients who had undergone resections of more than five rings. The authors studied the effects of these consequences on the pulmonary vascular supply.