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By Georges Portmann, M.D., professor of oto-rhino-laryngology at the University of Bordeaux. Translated by Fernand Montreuil, M.D., and Jules G. Waltner, M.D., Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons. Price, $20.00. Pp. 728, with 666 illustrations and 11 plates. Williams & Wilkins Company, Mt. Royal and Guilford Aves., Baltimore 2, 1951.

AMA Arch Otolaryngol. 1952;55(5):637.

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This book is an outgrowth of the author's teaching over many years and in many countries. Because of the author's background and experience this volume is of interest to the general practitioner and the specialist alike. The contents of the book are arranged so that the anatomy, physiology, and symptomatology are separately discussed in each section of the book. The sequence of subjects is as follows: auricular apparatus; nasal cavities; mouth and pharynx; larynx, trachea, bronchi; esophagus, and laboratory methods in otolaryngology. The material is arranged in 22 chapters. The book does not discuss at any great length treatment of diseases of the ear, nose, and throat. The paper is good; the subject matter is well written, and the illustrations are adequate. Because of the viewpoints that it presents, it is recommended. . . . [Full Text PDF of this Article]

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