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Chapter-91 Ear Instruments

BOOK TITLE: Textbook of Ear, Nose & Throat

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ISBN
9788180614460
DOI
10.5005/jp/books/10907_91
Edition
1/e
Publishing Year
2005
Pages
4
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This chapter discusses ear instruments, where ear speculum with cut is used to inspect the EAM and TM in cases of tympanoplasty, tympanotomy and stapedectomy operations. Ear speculum with handle is useful in ear surgery when the canal is very narrow, especially the cartilaginous part of meatus. Mollison’s self-retaining mastoid wound retractor is used to retract the wound in operations like mastoidectomy; tympanoplasty. Mastoid gouge is used for removal of bone overlying mastoid antrum in mastoidectomy operation, CWL operation and removal of osteoma. Macewan’s scoop with cell seeker is useful in mastoid surgery to scoop various cells and intervening. Lempert’s mastoid curette is useful for removal of granulation tissue and diseased cells in mastoidectomy, ethmoidectomy and CWL operations. Myringotomy knife is used to give a cut in tympanic membrane in secretory otitis media and ASOM. Crocodile fine forceps opens like the jaws of a crocodile and is used to remove the disease like granulations, cholesteatoma flakes in mastoidectomy operations.

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