A text-book of diseases of the nose and throat (1904)
Kyle, David Braden, 1863-1916 · Philadelphia ; New York ; London : W.B. Saunders · leaf 316
nce of opacity, in comparing the two cavities, care mustbe taken in darkening the room, as any side light may lead to anerror in diagnosis by causing one antrum to transmit the lightapparently much better than the other. Considerable importanceshould be attached to the illumination given to the… … Fig. 100.—Cross-section illustrating asymmetry of nasal fossee, caused by redundantand deflected septum. The disparity between the size of the two antra is to be noted. Isit not likely that the pressure of the deflected septum transmitted through the turbinatewould lessen the size or prevent the…