Surgical therapeutics and operative technique . Fig. 156.—Position of the Forceps for Section of the Palatine Vault (2),AND FOR Pterygo-Maxillary Disjunction (4).. Fig. 157. The superior maxilla, freed from its attachments, is removed with FaraboBuis forceps. 76 SURGICAL THERAPEUTICS AND OPERATIVE TECHNIQUE recourse to radiographic examination, which reveals the smaller prolonga-tions of the neoplasm, and especially the distant foci; and make a micro-scopic examination of a characteristic fragment, removed at a suitablepoint after local anaesthesia with cocaine. Partial Resection of the Superi


Surgical therapeutics and operative technique . Fig. 156.—Position of the Forceps for Section of the Palatine Vault (2),AND FOR Pterygo-Maxillary Disjunction (4).. Fig. 157. The superior maxilla, freed from its attachments, is removed with FaraboBuis forceps. 76 SURGICAL THERAPEUTICS AND OPERATIVE TECHNIQUE recourse to radiographic examination, which reveals the smaller prolonga-tions of the neoplasm, and especially the distant foci; and make a micro-scopic examination of a characteristic fragment, removed at a suitablepoint after local anaesthesia with cocaine. Partial Resection of the Superior Maxilla. This operation is carried out, either for the treatment of an affectionof the bone itself, or of the maxillary sinus, or in order to reach the base ofthe skull by the transmaxillary route. 1. Removal of the Anterior Wall of the Maxillary Sinus.—This opera-tion is carried out with the same incision as that used in total extirpationof the bone, but taking care to preserve the lip, palatine vault, and dentalarcade. The object is to reach tumours situated on the outer wall of thenasal fossa on that side. Resection of the whole anterior wall of the


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