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Operative surgery: Fundamental international techniques
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candidal infection. In a book aiming to present modern scientific knowledge one would have expected more discussion and elaboration of the rather resigned statement ‘although theoretically indicated for other dental procedures an antibiotic cover is rarely given in practice’ in Chapter 8:1:9 on Infective Endocarditis. It was also surprising to find in the section on Endocrine Glands reference to a single paper dated 1940 of an observation which has not since been confirmed. This is a very useful book and will provide an ideal starting point for research workers and hospital dental staff in training who may wish to initiate a research project. For undergraduates carefully selected reading could be prescribed and Fellowship and M.Sc. students will be particularly pleased to find such a wide spectrum of material on the oral mucous membrane assembled in one book. It is a very helpful reference book and should be in every Library; at &16 that should be possible. B. C. O’RIORDAN
Operative Surgery: Fundamental International price E25.00. London : Butterworth,
Techniques. Nose and Throat,
3rd Ed.
It is an index of the rapid advancement of Otorhinolaryngology that this third edition is devoted only to the Nose and Throat, whereas the second included the eyes and ears also and was still some 40 pages shorter. The consultant editor is to be congratulated in assembling a truly international collection of contributors to bring this volume completely up to date. Although operative surgery cannot be learned from a book this volume gives a very balanced graphical account of the key operative steps. It will be of immense value equally to the new trainee about to embarked on his first tonsillectomy, as it will to the experienced surgeon prior to performing a rare procedure such as division of the glossopharyngeal nerve via the tonsillar fossa. There is also full coverage of the newer reconstructive skin flap techniques which form a major advance in excisional treatment of head and neck malignancy. Unfortunately, because of the great diversity of techniques ascribed to certain operations, particularly rhinoplasty, generalisation is difficult. However, this is a minor criticism since the basic principles are sound, and the keen student of Rhinoplasty would seek practical as well as theoretical tuition before embarking on such a procedure. It is especially pleasing to find that the same care in preparation is devoted to simple procedures such as the removal of a nasal foreign body, as to more complex problems such as the management of laryngeal and tracheal stenosis. There are no grammatical friIls and the illustrations are easy to follow and considering they are drawn by a number of different artists their uniform excellence is remarkable. This volume deserves nothing but praise and fully lives up to the overall title of the series - Operative Surgery: Fundamental International Techniques. It is a must for libraries wherever Otolaryngology is practised. A. P. FREELAND Walther’s Orthodontic Notes, 3rd Ed. Revised by W. J. B. HOUSTON. Bristol: 1976, pp. 180, price &3*75.
Wright.
It is now 16 years since the original of this handbook appeared - based on lectures given to the students at the Royal Dental Hospital, London, by Professor Walther.
BRITISH
JOURNAL
OF ORAL SURGERY
candidal infection. In a book aiming to present modern scientific knowledge one would have expected more discussion and elaboration of the rather resigned statement ‘although theoretically indicated for other dental procedures an antibiotic cover is rarely given in practice’ in Chapter 8:1:9 on Infective Endocarditis. It was also surprising to find in the section on Endocrine Glands reference to a single paper dated 1940 of an observation which has not since been confirmed. This is a very useful book and will provide an ideal starting point for research workers and hospital dental staff in training who may wish to initiate a research project. For undergraduates carefully selected reading could be prescribed and Fellowship and M.Sc. students will be particularly pleased to find such a wide spectrum of material on the oral mucous membrane assembled in one book. It is a very helpful reference book and should be in every Library; at &16 that should be possible. B. C. O’RIORDAN
Operative Surgery: Fundamental International price E25.00. London : Butterworth,
Techniques. Nose and Throat,
3rd Ed.
It is an index of the rapid advancement of Otorhinolaryngology that this third edition is devoted only to the Nose and Throat, whereas the second included the eyes and ears also and was still some 40 pages shorter. The consultant editor is to be congratulated in assembling a truly international collection of contributors to bring this volume completely up to date. Although operative surgery cannot be learned from a book this volume gives a very balanced graphical account of the key operative steps. It will be of immense value equally to the new trainee about to embarked on his first tonsillectomy, as it will to the experienced surgeon prior to performing a rare procedure such as division of the glossopharyngeal nerve via the tonsillar fossa. There is also full coverage of the newer reconstructive skin flap techniques which form a major advance in excisional treatment of head and neck malignancy. Unfortunately, because of the great diversity of techniques ascribed to certain operations, particularly rhinoplasty, generalisation is difficult. However, this is a minor criticism since the basic principles are sound, and the keen student of Rhinoplasty would seek practical as well as theoretical tuition before embarking on such a procedure. It is especially pleasing to find that the same care in preparation is devoted to simple procedures such as the removal of a nasal foreign body, as to more complex problems such as the management of laryngeal and tracheal stenosis. There are no grammatical friIls and the illustrations are easy to follow and considering they are drawn by a number of different artists their uniform excellence is remarkable. This volume deserves nothing but praise and fully lives up to the overall title of the series - Operative Surgery: Fundamental International Techniques. It is a must for libraries wherever Otolaryngology is practised. A. P. FREELAND Walther’s Orthodontic Notes, 3rd Ed. Revised by W. J. B. HOUSTON. Bristol: 1976, pp. 180, price &3*75.
Wright.
It is now 16 years since the original of this handbook appeared - based on lectures given to the students at the Royal Dental Hospital, London, by Professor Walther.