On radical cure of acute Empiema of the Highmore's antrum during Cooper's surgery

Abstract

Once it has been established that the patient has an acute purulent inflammation Sinus maxillaris (Antrum Highmori). The sick cavity must be emptied of the pus immediately; this abscess enclosed between the bone strings must be opened, because: I) the pus cannot suck, II) it is necessary to relieve the often unbearable suffering of the patient, and III) it is relatively rare that an immediate opening of the maxillary sinus cavity in the case of an acute empirical epyema may also be vital (the beginning of pyeomia, etc.).

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