A practical essay on stricture of the rectum; illustrated by cases, showing the connection of that disease with prolapsus of the rectum, irritation of the lungs, affections of the urinary organs, and of the uterus, fistula, &c.; to which is now added, some practical observations on piles, and the haemorrhoidal excrescence / by Frederick Salmon.

  • Salmon, Frederick, 1796-1868.
Date:
1829
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Credit: A practical essay on stricture of the rectum; illustrated by cases, showing the connection of that disease with prolapsus of the rectum, irritation of the lungs, affections of the urinary organs, and of the uterus, fistula, &c.; to which is now added, some practical observations on piles, and the haemorrhoidal excrescence / by Frederick Salmon. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    caused sl good deal of irritation^ and a disposition to go to stool. I advised my usual plans. My patient being unexpectedly sent for out of town, I lost sight of him for above six months, when he again called upon me. His health was unquestionably better; he had used the enema every now and then, which usually relieved his= bowels; the discharge from the urethra had dis- appeared soon after he left town, but the haemorr- hage from the rectum had been frequent and pro- fuse ; he had also had two attacks of retention of urine, both of which he relieved by the use of the enema. I passed rectum bougies for this g-entle- man for about six weeks, when I left the case to his own management. Dec. 26.—He said his health was considerably benefited; he seldom had any haemorrhage, and the functions of the bowels, though not always regular, were far more so than formerly. CASE XXXI. Miss , age 16.] May 24,1824.—This young lady was considered to be fast sinking in a decHne; she had a short hectic cough and a difficulty of breathing, accompanied with pain in the chest. Her • health was in every respect much impaired; she R