On the uses of electrolysis in affections of the male urethra / by C. Yelverton Pearson.

  • Pearson, C. Yelverton (Charles Yelverton), 1857-1947.
Date:
1892
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Credit: On the uses of electrolysis in affections of the male urethra / by C. Yelverton Pearson. 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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    constitute some of the most distressing cases with which we come in contact. I have refrained in this paper from referring to some other affections of the genito-urinary organs, in which electrolysis has been advocated. I have also purposely abstained from entering into any theoretical discussion as to the manner in w'hich electrolysis brings about the results claimed for it. I must, however, point out that this opera- tion, with the strength of current employed, is not in the nature of a cauterisation—it is electrolysis pure and simple. There is no elevation of temperature in the electrode, and no charring of tissue. The pathological tissue is slowdy dissolved by the electrolytic action of the current, which pro- bably also stimulates the absorption of infiltrated products. In conclusion, I think I may claim to have shown that electrolysis is a remedy very potent for good in suitably selected cases, and fully worthy of our best consideration.
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