LEARNING THE LEMPERT FENESTRATION OPERATION
Sylvia Rosen · Archives of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 1947
LEARNING the technic of the Lempert fenestration operation is difficult because of at least two factors inherent in the procedure itself. In the first place, almost every move in this new and complex operation is different from any previous otologic technic. In the second place, each step in this operation requires the most minute exactitude to avoid disaster. In no other operation are slight errors in technic apt to be as costly as those in the fenestration operation. The difficulties in learning this technic are increased, first, because of the lack of sufficient and close observation of fenestration operations perfectly performed on the living and, second, because of insufficient practice on the cadaver. Each maneuver, each surgical detail of the operation, is specific in its meaning and its execution. These technics must be observed time and time again to understand their significance. The difficulties must be overcome and a perfect