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A RHINOLOGIC STUDY OF TWENTY-TWO CASES

E. TRIBLE GATEWOOD, M.D.

Arch Otolaryngol. 1940;31(2):275-282.

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Rhinologists are frequently confronted today with the question of the value of roentgen therapy for sinusitis. Are they sufficiently informed of the effects and end results of this type of therapy to give an intelligent answer?

A review of the literature indicates that little has been written on this subject by rhinologists, either in America or abroad. With few exceptions it is discussed by radiologists alone. While this may seem logical, it is, on the contrary, impracticable. One cannot omit the rhinologic phase if the end result is to be properly evaluated.

Thost¹ first called attention to this form of therapy, in 1913. However, little interest was shown in the United States until 1923, when Osmond² reported a series of cases in which treatment was favorable. Heidenhain and Fried³ followed this report in 1924. Beginning at this time many indifferent and conflicting reports appeared in foreign literature, but it was . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

Author Affiliations
RICHMOND, VA.

Footnotes
Presented as a candidate's thesis to the American Laryngological, Rhinological and Otological Society, Inc.

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