Bronchoscopy and Esophagoscopy

Abstract

uncovered it is of little consequence.So, after all, while it is a very beautiful thing, I do not see that we profit a great deal by it.Dr. Frank Allport, Chicago: I do not feel that criticism such as that of the preceding speaker should be made without some challenge.We can not say that any progress, anything that sheds light on a case, should be brushed aside as of no use, or not of distinct use.Those of us who have operated on many mastoid bones will, I am sure, feel that we would have been glad if before we operated we had known the internal con¬ dition of things.I have many times found conditions that I would like to have known about before operating, and I certainly think it would be unwise to pass up such work and say that it is not of much use.It is unquestionably of great use.