| Abstrakt: |
The introduction of a subject so time-worn and stale might require an apology were it not that notwithstanding there is a plethora of literature there still remains a singular indifference and lack of appreciation of the merits of the matter in the mind of the general practitioner. Doubtless much of this is due to the very voluminous character of the literature, which tends rather to interest those for whom the subject has an especial attraction. We read much of the histologie structure of the various hypertrophies, and numerous are the instruments introduced for their destruction. We read less of the best means of demonstrating their existence, the etiologic factors concerned in their production, and the prophylactic measures which may be adopted to prevent their development.Perhaps no single abnormal condition is productive of more marked alterations in physical beauty and healthy functions than diseases producing obstruction in the upper respiratory |
