A system of pathological & operative surgery, founded on anatomy. Illustrated by drawings of diseased structure, and plans of operation / [Robert Allan].

  • Allan, Robert, 1778-1827
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1819-1827
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Credit: A system of pathological & operative surgery, founded on anatomy. Illustrated by drawings of diseased structure, and plans of operation / [Robert Allan]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Pa Ya EXPLANATION OF THE PLATES. prevail upon him to get out of bed. He ‘continued to swallow his large doses of laudanum, and died 1 in a month after the ope- Fite): Saliibehiagh ty In the drawing, a bougie i is passed along the urethra; the ca- nal is laid open for a little way, both anterior and posterior to the stricture ; two small whalebone probes are introduced into the mouths of the ureters in the bladder, and a white bougie is inserted into the place of puncture. It is worthy of remark, that the opening made by the trocar in the rectum was entirely healed up, but remained open in the bladder. a, the Stricture, situated immediately anterior to wi bulb, and | as hard as cartilage. eee | b, the Urethra behind the Siiterure, so weit dilated as to form ‘two pouches, each capable’ of containing a small chesnut 5 “the internal surface was much ‘ulcerated, and the sacs were full of matter. a oy the cut edges of the Bladder ; the structure - which i is Se _ changed as to be half an inch in thickness. :- a (een mectum stuffed. with hair, « which is seen: protruding at P hag : . ‘aiihign t : : is Oh aw »PLATE MIT, 0, any This Plate illustrates the A oN or a false passage, occas He sioned by. the caustic bougie. a oplied 1 for the destruction of a stricture situated immediately anterior to the bulb. This draw- ing also shews some of the consequences of stricture. a, the Stricture,. b, a small Bougie, | 2 ntroduced into the false passage leading to some extent into the. cellular substance, under the pubis on the left side of the urethra, | At is point, a portion of the canal is seen enlarged from wl ion of the caustic. c, the Sinus of the Urethra, and “its: membranous portion die lated and involved in rite d, the Prostate. e, the cut edges of the Bladder much thickened. f, f, f, contracted portions of the canal anterior to the principa] stricture.