Diseases of the ear, nose and throat. by Francis L. Lederer, B.Sc., M.D., F.A.C.S., Professor and Head of the Department of Laryngology, Rhinology and Otology, University of Illinois College of Medicine, Chicago; Chief of the Otolaryngological Service, Research and Educational Hospital. Second Revised Edition. Illustrated with 765 Halftone and Line Engravings on 463 Figures and 16 Full‐Page Color Plates. Contains 840 pages with Index. Philadelphia: F. A. Davis Co. 1939. Price $10.00

Abstract

This is not a book for any postgraduate who is still working for any higher examination. It contains statements which will surely cause his downfall, and much that will confuse him. It is not even intended that undergraduates should see it at all. The professional prostatectomist, however, is certain to enjoy either his violent opposition to, or alternately, his complete agreement with a surgeon who is much, and equally, respected by both sides, and who has put into this book a lot more wisdom than the present criticisms may suggest.

The Infant with Stridor: A Follow-up Survey of 80 Cases

“…The second factor is the arrangement of the mucosa and sub-mucosa. The mucosa, while firmly attached to the posterior surface of the epiglottis, is loosely attached on the anterior surface and along the aryepiglottic folds (Lederer, 1946); inflammatory extravasation and oedema will accordingly be localized mainly to the front and sides of the epiglottis, and will cause its lateral edges to curl in and the tip to be bent backwards. From the changes seen in infants who were examined frequently from the earliest stages it appears that if these induced deformities are maintained for a sufficient length of time they may persist even after the inflammatory reaction has subsided.…”

The Paediatric Approach to Tonsillectomy

“…Hall specifies 'prolonged glandular enlargement which does not subside with the recovery of the tonsillar infection'; Lederer (1943) 'recurrent or persistet'; Denzer 'when it occurs in children with large or diseased tonsils with frequent upper or lower respiratory disease.' In Kaiser's series 15 per cent.…”

The Frequency of Occurrence of Foramen Thyroideum in the Human Larynx

“…The Lehrbuch und Atlasder Anatomicdes Menschen by Kopsch [1955] notes that occasionally an opening is found near the superior thyroid tubercle through which the 'laryngica cranialis' artery sometimes passes. The only other mention in a textbook was found in Disease of the Ear, Nose and Throat by Lederer [ 1938]. In it he states, 'there may be a persistent foramen below the superior tubercle, through which passes a branch of the superior laryngeal ar tery'.…”