Litholapaxy Or Rapid Lithotrity With Evacuation

Author : Henry J. Bigelow
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ISBN 13 : 9781331963059
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (63 download)

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Download or read book Litholapaxy Or Rapid Lithotrity With Evacuation (Classic Reprint) written by Henry J. Bigelow and published by . This book was released on 2015-07-21 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from Litholapaxy or Rapid Lithotrity With Evacuation When Sydney Smith asked, "What human plan, device, or invention two hundred and seventy years old docs not require reconsideration?" lie would no doubt have regarded with favor an occasional reconsideration of the theory and practice of medicine and surgery, - especially in view of the current belief that their traditions had been kept alive and their rules prescribed in part by authority. The surgical literature of Lithotomy, both French and English, so long showed the influence of the early specialists, that we have hardly now escaped from its exaggerated circumstance and detail. And yet, with attention to a few precise rules, the operation of lithotomy is quite a simple one, - much less difficult, for example, than the dissection of tumors. It is not impossible that convictions in some degree traditionary may prevail in regard to certain points connected with the practice of the more recent art of Lithotrity. Civiale was among the first to inculcate the excessive susceptibility of the bladder under instruments. Later surgeons, perhaps influenced in part by his teaching, have continued to invest the operation of lithotrity with precautions which, though by no means groundless, because under certain conditions both the bladder and urethra arc actively resentful of even slight interference, arc nevertheless greater than this operation generally, requires. As a rule, there is little difficulty in it. The stone is readily caught and broken into fragments, of which a few are pulverized; a large-eyed catheter is then sometimes introduced; a little sand and a few bits of stone are washed out: after which the patient is kept quiet, to discharge the remainder and await another''sitting." About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.