錐尖炎に關する諸問題

　〔Ⅰ〕　前書き

　編輯部から特輯号を出すから何か書けとの事，取急ぎ頭に浮んで來た諸問題を並べてみる事にした．本症に関して今後どんな事柄が研究さるべきか，どんな事柄が特に留意さるべきかが大体解るだろうと思つたからである．併し之が全部と云うわけでは勿論ない．取急いで頭に浮んだ事だけだから漏れた重要問題も他に沢山あるだろう事を予めお断りして置き度い．

Takahara calls attention to numerous problems, that might be met with in investigation of pet-rositis, which require further clasification, esta-blishment and development. There is the urge-nt need of arriving at general agreement of terms used on this subject, whereby comprehen-sion of voluminous literature on the same may be facilitated. Many things are still wanting, such as, data on mensuration with relative dist-ances from adjacent organs, particularly the work upon cadavers of the Japanese. Enlighten-ment is lacking on such questions as that to whether inflammatory process in the apex is involvement of the mucous membrane of air cells, or tothat of osteitis and/or endostitis. On similar grounds the author delves into dis-course with further problems on the subject from physiological, pathological, symptomatological, diagnostic and therapeutic point of view.