Abstract
The ethmoid is in several ways the central point of interest in questions relating to the nasal accessory sinuses. Developmentally the other sinuses, particularly the frontal and maxillary, are distinct outgrowths from the ethmoid. Anatomically the ethmoid, because of its central location, constitutes a key to the other nasal sinuses, including the sphenoid, as well as the frontal and maxillary sinuses. Pathologically the ethmoid labyrinth is more or less involved in almost every inflammatory process involving the other sinuses. And finally, the surgical treatment of inflammatory processes in any of the nasal accessory sinuses includes to a greater or less extent operation on the ethmoid labyrinth. It is evident, therefore, that any one who undertakes the treatment of nasal accessory sinus trouble should first of all be well grounded in the surgical anatomy of the ethmoid and should be familiar with the methods of operating on this structure. Anatomic variations
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