Abstract
It was not my intention to dignify these observations with the name of a paper; I would prefer to call it an outline sketch to elicit a discussion upon a subject of interest to the Section. If an experience of over two thousand cases of operation upon deviated septa constitutes a sufficient apology for my remarks I beg leave to make a few suggestions as to the modus operandi. The questions one asks before operating, are: 1. Is the patient a bleeder, or is there a family history of hemophilia? 2. What is the condition of the patient's blood? 3. Is there a suitable reason for operating? 4. Does a gouty diathesis exist, or has the patient a secondary syphilis? 5. Is albumen present in the urine? If the patient is a hemophile, the septum should not be touched if it can be avoided. In no other locality of the
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