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nearly vertically (fig. 14), and by gliding over 

 the superior surface from behind forwards, 

 the fibres of the arytenoid muscle are de- 

 tached, the last adhesions of the point (bee) 

 with a little care are broken down without 

 interfering with the neighbouring parts. 

 Moller leaves the articular angle of the 

 arytenoid in the wound. It can be easily 

 removed by taking it between the teeth of 

 a pair of long forceps, and making the 

 dissection by means of the ordinary curved 

 scissors. 



To perform the section of the arytenoid, 

 and destroy the adhesions of its upper surface 

 (<f, d\ the operator is sometimes troubled by 

 the blood and the pharyngeal mucus that are 

 thrown into the larynx by the movements 

 of deglutition ; the seat of the operation must 

 then be kept clean by soft napkins, plugs 



