Diseases of the nose and throat . Fig. 85. Loewenberg ally admissible, but for the fact that the operation for adenoids isusually done without the aid of the sense of sight. In the early periods operative procedures, as practiced and recom-mended by Meyer, of Copenhagen, whose name has been made illus-trious by his invaluable researches on this subject, consisted of. Fig. 86. Brandegees Adenoid Forceps. removal of these growths by the sharp curette, or ring knife, passedthrough the anterior naris and guided by the finger introduced behindthe velum (Fig. 84). It soon became apparent that they c
Diseases of the nose and throat . Fig. 85. Loewenberg ally admissible, but for the fact that the operation for adenoids isusually done without the aid of the sense of sight. In the early periods operative procedures, as practiced and recom-mended by Meyer, of Copenhagen, whose name has been made illus-trious by his invaluable researches on this subject, consisted of. Fig. 86. Brandegees Adenoid Forceps. removal of these growths by the sharp curette, or ring knife, passedthrough the anterior naris and guided by the finger introduced behindthe velum (Fig. 84). It soon became apparent that they could bemore easily reached through the mouth and various post-nasal for- 234 DISEASES OF THE NOSE AND THROAT. ceps have been devised for the purpose. Those first used were in-tended for avulsion (Fig. 85) but in attempting to tear the growthfrom its site there is danger of stripping up the mucous membraneso that cutting instruments are now preferred (Fig. 86). Theblades of the forceps in use to-day are much larger than those orig-inally employed with the object of enabling us to do the operation
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