Volume 1

A clinical treatise on diseases of the liver / by Fried. Theod. Frerichs ; translated by Charles Murchison.

  • Friedrich Theodor von Frerichs
Date:
1860-1861
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    practice. This explains why the subject of icterus is treated at such length; and why I have annexed to this the consideration of acholia and of acute atrophy of the liver, which last might with more propriety have been considered under the head of inflammation of the organ. At the end of the work, I shall classify the various morbid processes according to their mutual relations. The present volume contains the historical account of diseases of the liver, the definition of the dimensions and weight of the organ, physical diagnosis, the chapters on icterus, acholia, acute and chronic atrophy, the fatty liver, the pigment-Kver,* and the hyperaemias and haemorrhages of the liver. The more important diseases of the liver will find a place in the second volume:—Inflammation with its consequences, cir- rhosis, the colloid or lardaceous degeneration, morbid growths, the diseases of the bile ducts and of the portal veins, &c. At the conclusion of the entire work, I purpose to collect the general results derived from the isolated data, and to point out their value in reference to the pathology and treatment of the organ. Lastly, I would desire to thank those gentlemen who have aided me in the preparation of this work, and particularly my friends and colleagues, Herr Eeichert, councillor of state, and Professor G. Staedeler of Zurich. I am indebted to the former gentleman's extensive acquaintance with the entire subject of minute anatomy for repeated suggestions and assistance, while his skill in making preparations has essentially contributed to the success of the Atlas of Plates drawn by Herr Assmann. My friend Staedeler has assisted me on many occasions with chemical advice, and I have to thank him for the elementary analyses of the abnormal products of meta- morphosis detected in the liver and in the urine. Dr. Yalentin has performed a large proportion of the chemical * Under the tead of the pigment-liver, I have been compelled to expa- tiate and to describe derangements, which may be said to have no direct connection with hepatic disease. I trust that the rare opportunities which I have enjoyed of observing large accumulations of pigment in the blood, and the small number of cases which as yet have been accurately de- scribed, will be regarded as an excuse for this digression.