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Self-retaining aural speculum: a valuable aid to middle-ear surgery

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  08 March 2006

P. N. Gana  and
T. N. Reddy
P. N. Gana
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Staffordshire General Hospital, Stafford, UK.
T. N. Reddy
Affiliation:
Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Staffordshire General Hospital, Stafford, UK.
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Abstract

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We report the use of a self-retaining aural speculum that provides an excellent view of the middle ear through a small endural incision. We have found this instrument of value in tympanoplasty and stapes surgery in particular.

Keywords

Surgical InstrumentsTympanoplastyStapes Surgery
Type
Brief Report
Information
The Journal of Laryngology & Otology , Volume 115 , Issue 1 , January 2001 , pp. 44 - 45
Copyright
© Royal Society of Medicine Press Limited 2001