The science and art of surgery : being a treatise on surgical injuries, diseases, and operations . Fig. 629. -Lines of Inoisioa in ReguoliaOperatioD. Fig. 630.—Tongue drawn out between J;iwand Hyoid Bone. An aperture is then made into this by pushing the scalpel through it,and its reflexion from the inside of the lower jaw is divided as far backas the outer angles of the external incision. Tlie submaxillary glandsare pushed aside, and the tip of the tongue being seized with a stronghook or vulsellum-forceps, the organ is drawn out to its full extent onto the anterior part of the neck, between
The science and art of surgery : being a treatise on surgical injuries, diseases, and operations . Fig. 629. -Lines of Inoisioa in ReguoliaOperatioD. Fig. 630.—Tongue drawn out between J;iwand Hyoid Bone. An aperture is then made into this by pushing the scalpel through it,and its reflexion from the inside of the lower jaw is divided as far backas the outer angles of the external incision. Tlie submaxillary glandsare pushed aside, and the tip of the tongue being seized with a stronghook or vulsellum-forceps, the organ is drawn out to its full extent onto the anterior part of the neck, between the jaw and the hyoid bone,when the whole of it may be removed close to its attachments to the EXCISION OF THE TONGUE. 511 latter bone hy means of the knife or the dcraseur (Fig. 630). The latterinstrument is to be preferred, as its use is attended by less hseraor-rhage tlian follows that of the knife. It will occasionally be found thatthe anterior pillar of the fauces is somewhat in the way of the applica-tion of the instrument. Should this be inconveniently so, it may besnipped across befo
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