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Legacies of the Tonsil Hospital
1Department of Otolaryngology, State University of New York-Downstate Medical Center, Brooklyn, NY 11203, USA. emccoul@gmail.com
Abstract:
In response to a unique societal need, a dedicated tonsil hospital was established in New York City in 1921. Its contributions were both medical and moral. The hospital's director, Robert Fowler, impressed by the variability of available surgical techniques, undertook a quest for the "better tonsil operation." His findings, published in an exhaustive text, highlighted several obscure anatomic relationships. Emphasis was on the primacy of anatomic mastery over the allure of new technology, with attention to the path leading from better surgery to better outcomes. Fowler's advocacy of both technical excellence and specialized patient care prefigured similar concerns held by otolaryngologists today.
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