A text-book of diseases of the nose and throat (1904)
Kyle, David Braden, 1863-1916 · Philadelphia ; New York ; London : W.B. Saunders · leaf 527
matous web uniting the vocal cords, causingaphonia, was reported by Morell Mackenzie. Treatment.—Any obstruction to breathing, such as enlarge- 494 DISEASES OF THE NOSE AND THROAT. meat of the faucial tonsils, adenoids, nasal polypi, or abnormal-ities of the septum, should be correeted. As to the… … Fig. 153.—Whistlers cutting dilator. be worn for several days after the operation, or should be passedat intervals. The fact that tracheotomy may be obligatory at anytime should warn the surgeon to be ever prepared to perform theoperation. The imminent danger to life from the closure of theglottis…
