G. I. Volntsev. On methods of reaching the nasopharyngeal space by rhinotomy and resections. A new method of access to the nasopharynx. Surgery, Volume XIV, No. 84

Abstract

When classifying the methods for reaching the nasopharynx, the author in the 1st group includes those in which the nasal segment of the upper jaw is not damaged; such are the methods of Rouge, B a r a c z'a, Cast ex, etc. Their common merit is in the slight disfigurement of the face, general, the most important disadvantage is in the small opening of the nasopharynx. The second group - methods of partial displacement of the nose with damage to the nasal process of the upper jaw.