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C. ARBUTHNOT CAMPBELL, M.D.

Arch Otolaryngol. 1930;11(1):95-96.

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To shorten the duration of an operation and simultaneously to smooth the technic are my endeavors. Both rhinologist and patient complain of the suturing in a submucous operation (mucous membrane of a submucous resection of the septum). Many physicians have ceased to use sutures. The instrument here

Instrument used for nasal suturing. A shows the instrument threaded for use. B shows the needle pushed forward and engaged in the open end of the tubular portion. C shows the needle drawn, bringing the suture with it.

presented is an attempt to aid from several points of view, and makes it possible to suture to a depth of several inches in the nose.

The instrument consists essentially of two parts: A tubular section with a handle attached and a barbed needle which slides back and forth in the tubular part. The tubular part is bent, as shown in the illustration, to receive . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
STEUBENVILLE, OHIO

Footnotes
Submitted for publication, Oct. 24, 1929.

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