The process of repair after the resection of the intestine and intestinal suture / by J. Collins Warren.

  • John Collins Warren
Date:
1887
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Credit: The process of repair after the resection of the intestine and intestinal suture / by J. Collins Warren. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    with alcohol, and opening it after hardening, a considerable narrowing of the calibre was found at the point of suture, due to so great inversion of the intestinal walls. Owing to narrowing of the mesentery at one point, a kink was formed, when the intestine was distended, and produced a marked spur interiorly, narrowing the calibre at that point. A microscopical examination of a portion of the cicatrix, removed for the purpose, showed an intimate blending of the bands of longi- tudinal fibres of the muscular coat, which suggested strongly a union of this coat by a reproduction of muscular tissue (Fig. 3).1 Fig 3. Section of Cicatrix at Six Months (see Fig. 2, E). The various Coats have United, except the Circular Fibres, which have Retracted Somewhat. A. Longitudinal muscular fibres. . B. Circular muscular fibres. C. Fibrous layer. D. Submucous muscular layer. E. Mucous membrane, shown in part only. F. Thickened peritoneal layer. Case of strangulated hernia operated upon by Dr. M. H. Richard- son. The hernia was first operated upon five years before by injection for a radical cure. The relief had been complete until the day before the operation by Dr. M. H. Richardson. The sac was opened and 1 These experiments were performed in the Physiological Laboratory of the Har- vard Medical School, with the assistance of Dr. G. H. Monks.
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