Experiments and observations on the gastric juice, and the physiology of digestion / By William Beaumont.

  • William Beaumont
Date:
1833
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Credit: Experiments and observations on the gastric juice, and the physiology of digestion / By William Beaumont. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    assafcetida, three times a day; which appeared td produce the desired effect, and very much improved the condition of the wound, On the third of January, 1823, 1 extracted another cartilage from the opening over the sternuin, an inch and a halflong; and onthe fourth another, two inch- es and a half in length, an inch broad at one end, and narrowing to less than half an inch at the other. This must have been the ensiform cartilage of the sternum: After this the sinus closed, and there was no return of inflammation: From the month of April, 1823, at which time he had so far recovered as to be able to walk about and do light work, enjoying his usual good appetite and digestion, he dhiitinhed with me, rapidly regaining his health and strength. | By the 6th of June, 1823, one year from the time of the accident, the injured parts were all sound, and firmly cicatrized, with the exception of the aperture in the stomach and side. This continued much in the same situation as it was six weeks after the wound was received. The perforation was about two and a half inches in circtmference, and the food and drinks constantly exuded, unless prevented by a tent, compress and bandage. From this time he continued gr adually to improve in health and strength, and the newly formed integu- ments over the wound became firmer and firmer. At the point where the lacerated edges of the muscular coat of the stomach and intercostal muscles met and united with the cutis vera, the cuticle of the external surface and the mucous membrane of the ‘stomach ap: _...
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