Lithiasis anglicana, or, A philosophical enquiry into the nature and origin of the stone and gravel, in human bodies, &c. : Wherein is considered, the possibility of dissolving such animal tartar or calculous concretion. In a letter to David Hartley, author of the cases in behalf of Mrs. Stephen's medicines. To which is added, an account of a new and safe method of cure for the ischury, or total suppression of urine ... / By Henry Bracken.

  • Henry Bracken
Date:
1739
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Credit: Lithiasis anglicana, or, A philosophical enquiry into the nature and origin of the stone and gravel, in human bodies, &c. : Wherein is considered, the possibility of dissolving such animal tartar or calculous concretion. In a letter to David Hartley, author of the cases in behalf of Mrs. Stephen's medicines. To which is added, an account of a new and safe method of cure for the ischury, or total suppression of urine ... / By Henry Bracken. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    [ +7 ] taking off his Urine would not effeft a Cure* but that it was ten to one he would lofe his Life as the reft had done, for the Bladder was be¬ numb’d and infenfible, and consequently would not btftimulated fufficiently ’till the Weight of Urine was too great to remove, and the Be- trufores Urin<e not able to contract themfelves, even with the Affiftance of the Abdominical Mufcles, for Realbns before obferved; however, ftill very unwilling to venture my Reputation, I made repeated attempts to pafs the Catheter in¬ to his Bladder, and he was very willino- to let me do any Thing I pleafed with him, 'for he laid he muft die he \^as lure, lo I might try what Experiments I would upon him. In fine.) I fent my Servant for my Biftoriesy which I make Ufe of in Cutting for the Stone, and having armed the broader of the two with narrow Filleting, fo far as I judged neceffary, I made an Incifion juft in the middle above the Os Pubis, commonly called the Sheer-Bone, into the Body of the Bladder, upon which there came out five Pints of Urine and upwards, as feveral of the By-ftanders yet alive can teftify to any that may require it. This Operation is not at all painful, when the Bladder, &c. are fo much upon the ftretch, for the Parts are benumb’d and in a Kind of Palfy. When the Urine was run off he was very eafy and flept well that Night, with the help of a very (lender Anodyne, and next Day I drefled the Wound with a very large Tent (for it was two Inches long) dipt in Linimentum Arc A and Balfi peru warm, with Empl. Comprefs and Bandages but I judged as it fell out, viz. that