A practical essay on stricture of the rectum; illustrated by cases, showing the connexion of that disease with affections of the urinary organs and the uterus, with piles, and various constitutional complaints / [Frederick Salmon].

  • Salmon, Frederick, 1796-1868.
Date:
1828
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Credit: A practical essay on stricture of the rectum; illustrated by cases, showing the connexion of that disease with affections of the urinary organs and the uterus, with piles, and various constitutional complaints / [Frederick Salmon]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    however, sometimes occur, where the stricture itself, from which they result, has been overlooked either altogether, or till it has reached a very serious extent; the best surgery is, in these cases, productive of little or no relief, the sufferings of the patient terminating only with the period of existence. But of all the distressing causes of stricture carcinoma is decidedly the worst, whether we _ look to its painful effects during life, or to its invariably fatal termination. | Stricture may occur from enlargement of the prostate gland, from piles, tumours, or excre- scences growing in the bowel, or from fistula in ano; though I believe the latter affection occurs far more frequently as a consequence than as a cause of stricture. I lately was favoured, through the kindness of my friend, Mr. Kier- nan, in being present at the examination of a patient, who died with severe sloughing around the anus, extending into the buttocks and _ peri- neum, also superiorly to the neck of the bladder. ~ The subject of this case had for many years laboured under fistula in ano, and, as far as we could’ learn, for the symptoms of the case were not by any means clearly narrated to us, every symptom of stricture in the rectum; the whole of which gut was considerably diminished in size, €
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