Tag Giovanni Colombo MD

7.1 Historical background In ear surgery, optical magnification and stereopsis are essential in identifying anatomical structures and performing surgical procedures safely and successfully. The need for stereopsis and the importance of three-dimensional perception of the complex anatomy of the ear…

5.1 Historical background Salivary stones were extracted as far as before Renascence, as well as abscesses and ranulas. With corpse dissection from the mid-17th century, the increasing anatomic and functional knowledge allowed to broaden surgical techniques. In 1656, Thomas Wharton…