The fenestration operation of Lempert: a historical perspective.
OBJECTIVE
To describe the events surrounding the introduction of the one-stage fenestration operation for otosclerosis and the presentation of the paper given to the American Otological Society in 1938.


METHODS
Published data in scientific journals and news media, archival material from the New York Academy of Medicine and the John Q. Adams Center of The American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, and a personal interview with the late Gordon D. Hoople, M.D.


CONCLUSIONS
This article describes Dr. Gordon Hoople's exclusive account of the events surrounding the presentation of the first paper of the Lempert one-stage fenestration operation to the American Otological Society, why it was never published, why detailed proceedings of The Society were expunged from the record, and why Samuel J. Kopetzky was expelled from the American Otological Society.
Pulec
Jack L
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Pulec Ear Clinic, Ear International, 1245 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 503, Los Angeles, CA 90017, U.S.A. pulecear@aol.com
D005276:Fenestration, Labyrinth / Q000266:history*; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D010036:Otolaryngology / Q000266:history; D015871:Scientific Misconduct / Q000266:history; D012955:Societies, Medical / Q000266:history; D014481:United States