AN IMPROVED AURAL CURETTE

Dull Wire Curette

Since the discovery by Recamier in 18501 of the presence of "intrauterine fungosities" as a cause of metrorrhagia, and his recommendation of the curette with subacute edges known by his name for their removal, the majority of gynecological text-books have mentioned these growths and their operative treatment. Only in Meigs (1851), Churchill (1857), and Hewitt (1872) do I find no reference to th...

Aural myiasis in an infant.

Aural myiasis is a rare clinical state that usually occurs in developing countries and in patients who mentally retarded or have poor personal hygiene. However, the prevalence has decreased over the years, and now it is very rare. The authors describe a case of aural myiasis caused by Wohlfartia magnifica in a five-month-old infant. The treatment used was a combination of suctioning and microsu...

Parotid Gland Carcinoma Masquerading as an Aural Polyp

Introduction Parotid gland squamous cell carcinoma is an uncommon aggressive neoplasm with poor prognosis. Aural polyps are usually the presenting features of chronic suppurative otitis media, tuberculous otitis media, and adenoma or carcinoma. The malignant aural polyp is very rare. Parotid gland carcinoma masquerading as an aural polyp has rarely been described in the literature. ...

An Aural User Interface for Ubiquitous Computing

Ubiquitous computing systems make it possible for people to access computing resources whenever and from wherever they want. To take advantage of this capability, the user must be able to make queries, perform computations, and generally operate the system at times and in situations that may be incompatible with restrictions imposed by current interfaces. In this paper, we present a novel user ...

Exhibition of Dull Wire Curette