A treatise on stricture of the urethra : containing an account of improved methods of treatment; with an appendix, noticing the application of a new instrument to the treatment of enlarged prostate gland, gleet, fistula, and other diseases of the urethra, oesophagus, and rectum / by James Arnott.

  • Arnott, James (James Moncrieff), 1794-1885.
Date:
1819
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Credit: A treatise on stricture of the urethra : containing an account of improved methods of treatment; with an appendix, noticing the application of a new instrument to the treatment of enlarged prostate gland, gleet, fistula, and other diseases of the urethra, oesophagus, and rectum / by James Arnott. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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