Success and failure of electrolysis in urethral strictures : especially Dr. Keyes' method reviewed / by Robert Newman.

  • Newman, Robert, 1830-1903
Date:
1888
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Credit: Success and failure of electrolysis in urethral strictures : especially Dr. Keyes' method reviewed / by Robert Newman. 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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    me: “ I will ask to send one case to you. I will examine it before it goes, and after you pronounce it cured [Italics my own], if you will allow me to do so.” Shortly thereafter the patient came to me accompanied by Dr. Keyes’ assist- ant, together with a card from Dr. Keyes in these words: “Will you kindly treat this patient, who has double linear stricture, and let Dr. Fuller watch the process. I have his present condition written down.” The patient was of the charity order; his residence was not vouchsafed to me, nor was I aware that the assistant was making secret notes of what I said and did- that even casual remarks were being quoted as scientific deductions, such as it was due * * * to the “ blizzard,” with such omissions as he saw fit to make. Presumably Dr. Keyes was ignorant of all this, for I would not lightly charge him (especially when he “ entered the investigation, as he says, “ without bias,” * * * . “ and from no motive except that or attempting to throw light upon a sub- ject which is usually shrouded m much mystery”), with knowledge of such a proceeding, nor do I intend to intimate that lie was an accessory before or after to such a course, except in so lar as he by his own paper admits. On examination 1 found two stric- tures, one at four and one-half and the other at five and one-quarter inches