ACCESSORY SINUS SUPPURATION

On the Pernasal Operation for Frontal Sinus Suppuration

Accessory venous sinus of Hyrtl.

Variations of the intracranial venous sinuses are important to the surgeon during intraoperative procedures and to the clinician during imaging interpretation. We report a male cadaver found to have a rare venous sinus variation. In all likelihood, this sinus corresponded to the rarely reported accessory venous sinus of Hyrtl. The sinus was approximately 5 mm in width and traveled from the sphe...

Intracranial Suppuration

Mastoid Suppuration without Tympanic Perforation and Suppuration

Inflammation , Suppuration , Putrefaction , Fermentation :

This paper focuses on Lister’s inaugural lecture at King’s College, London, in October 1877. As the new Professor of Clinical Surgery, Lister had much to report, including impressively high survival rates from complex operations previously regarded as foolhardy. Instead, he chose to address the processes of fermentation in wine, blood and milk. His reasons are not obvious to a modern audience, ...