The practice of surgery . Fig. 45.—Esophageal stricture. Shows Schreibers dilating sound in position (Keens Surgery). covered, and foreign bodies may be detected. Various forms of endo-scopes are used for the inspection of the gullet, but the most satis-factory is some form of straight instrument, as recommended by vonMikulicz. By any of these instruments it is possible to make out alsothe rare malformations, congenital occlusions, and fistulas. STRICTURE OF ESOPHAGUS 115. Fig. 46.—Von Mikulicz set of instruments for esophagoscopy. STRICTURE OF ESOPHAGUS Stricture is far the most common lesion


The practice of surgery . Fig. 45.—Esophageal stricture. Shows Schreibers dilating sound in position (Keens Surgery). covered, and foreign bodies may be detected. Various forms of endo-scopes are used for the inspection of the gullet, but the most satis-factory is some form of straight instrument, as recommended by vonMikulicz. By any of these instruments it is possible to make out alsothe rare malformations, congenital occlusions, and fistulas. STRICTURE OF ESOPHAGUS 115. Fig. 46.—Von Mikulicz set of instruments for esophagoscopy. STRICTURE OF ESOPHAGUS Stricture is far the most common lesion of the esophagus with whichthe surgeon has to deal, and in exploring for stricture the beginner mustremember that there are 4 normal narrowings in every esophagus—at its beginning, behind the cricoid cartilage, opposite the tracheal


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