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An adenoid-biting forceps.
Fordyce Johnson
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Abstract
A routine close examination of the adenoid during a tonsillectomy and adenoidectomy has impressed upon me the need for an instrument to remove more adequately remnants of adenoid tissue in this area. The presence of pieces of adenoid tissue in the higher area of the nasopharynx, and even into the posterior choanae, following an adenoidectomy has been nearly a routine finding, confirmed by the constant use of a large laryngeal mirror to recheck the adenoid area during