Catalogue of the Pathological Museum of the Glasgow Royal Infirmary / edited by David Foulis.

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1878
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    were very cedematous, with an approach to hepatisation. The liver and spleen were enlarged. The patient was a man aged forty, admitted with symptoms of heart disease and bronchitis. There was oedema of the legs, &c. [Path. Rep., Oct. 23, 1874.] 122. Aneurism of the aorta—galvano puncture. This very large aneurism was treated about a year before death with galvano puncture, and apparently with success, as coagu- lation occured in such measure as to prevent the bursting of the sac, which at that time seemed imminent. The patient returned to hospital on Nov. 20, 1873, and died on 7th January, 1874. The immediate cause of death was rupture of' the aneurism into the left pleura. In this case the enormous hulk of the coagula is very remarkable. The aneurism is a large, bulky, nearly globular one, and it communicates with the aorta by a very large aperture. In fact, the transverse and descend- ing portions of the arch are involved in the aneurism, the circulation being carried on as it were through the midst of the coagula. The blood has undermmed the 'bulky clots, and the hemorrhage has taken place from the channel thus formed between the clot and the wall. [Path. Rep., Jan. 9, 1874.] 123. Aneurism of aorta. Galvano puncture. In this case gal- vano puncture was performed 5 or 6 times, but apparently without permanent good result. The anem-ism finally burst externally and the patient died. The preparation shows a bulky clot on the surface of the skm, which com- municates with the sac of the aneurism by an aperture about 2 inches in diameter from above downwards, and one inch from side to side. The cavity of the aneurism contained old and recent clots, and there was a very distinctly strati- fied clot apparently in the track of one of the needles. The aneurism itself has an elongated oval sac measur- ino- 5 to 6 inches from above downwards, and com- mSnicates with the upper surface of the arch by an aperture large enough to admit two fingers. [Path. Uep. Dec. 19, 1873. . . ^ . 124. Aneurism of aorta opening into spuial canal A\m Wilson, admitted to Ward 9, on Sept. 26, 1374: died Oct. 21, 1874. . . iQ^o f+.v Patient began to suffer from pain m Dec 1872, attei severe exertion: the pain has been prascordial burning, and remittent. Latterly the pain has extended to the cpi!?astrium and back. Three weeks before admission the first symptoms of weakness in the legs appeared and