Eponyms in Otology: A Historical Narrative of Commonly Used Surgical Instruments

Abstract Numerous eponymous instruments are regularly used in the otology surgical suite. This manuscript uses a tympanoplasty to highlight 10 frequently used instruments and the remarkable surgeons behind their creation. Many of these names will be familiar, but we hope our readers will gain an app...

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Main Authors: J. Joseph Caraway, Alex W. Yang, Anthony M. Tolisano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2023-04-01
Series:OTO Open
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/oto2.52
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description Abstract Numerous eponymous instruments are regularly used in the otology surgical suite. This manuscript uses a tympanoplasty to highlight 10 frequently used instruments and the remarkable surgeons behind their creation. Many of these names will be familiar, but we hope our readers will gain an appreciation of these landmark figures that have transformed the practice of otology.
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spelling doaj.art-5406a9c273d44d8fba57d14071b8eb2a2023-11-21T15:50:22ZengWileyOTO Open2473-974X2023-04-0172n/an/a10.1002/oto2.52Eponyms in Otology: A Historical Narrative of Commonly Used Surgical InstrumentsJ. Joseph Caraway0Alex W. Yang1Anthony M. Tolisano2School of Medicine Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences Bethesda Maryland USADepartment of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Bethesda Maryland USADepartment of Otolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Bethesda Maryland USAAbstract Numerous eponymous instruments are regularly used in the otology surgical suite. This manuscript uses a tympanoplasty to highlight 10 frequently used instruments and the remarkable surgeons behind their creation. Many of these names will be familiar, but we hope our readers will gain an appreciation of these landmark figures that have transformed the practice of otology.https://doi.org/10.1002/oto2.52eponymous instrumentsotologytympanoplasty
spellingShingle J. Joseph Caraway
Alex W. Yang
Anthony M. Tolisano
Eponyms in Otology: A Historical Narrative of Commonly Used Surgical Instruments
OTO Open
eponymous instruments
otology
tympanoplasty
title Eponyms in Otology: A Historical Narrative of Commonly Used Surgical Instruments
title_full Eponyms in Otology: A Historical Narrative of Commonly Used Surgical Instruments
title_fullStr Eponyms in Otology: A Historical Narrative of Commonly Used Surgical Instruments
title_full_unstemmed Eponyms in Otology: A Historical Narrative of Commonly Used Surgical Instruments
title_short Eponyms in Otology: A Historical Narrative of Commonly Used Surgical Instruments
title_sort eponyms in otology a historical narrative of commonly used surgical instruments
topic eponymous instruments
otology
tympanoplasty
url https://doi.org/10.1002/oto2.52
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