Observations on the principal diseases of the rectum and anus; particularly stricture of the rectum, the haemorrhoidal excrescence, and fistula in ano / [Thomas Copeland].
- Thomas Copeland
- Date:
- 1824
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Observations on the principal diseases of the rectum and anus; particularly stricture of the rectum, the haemorrhoidal excrescence, and fistula in ano / [Thomas Copeland]. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![fatal, because it has been discovered only in the last stages, or by dissection after death*. Secondly, That many of those obstinate cases of constipated bowels, which are of long duration; arise from an organic ob- struction to the passage of the faeces, and that this obstruction is most frequently so situated as to be within the reach of surgi- cal aid. Thirdly, That it is requisite, in such cases, to examine the anus with the finger ; or, if the symptoms be strongly marked, and there be no obstruction within the reach of the finger, to examine it with a rectum bougie. Hae Fourthly, That the use of internal me- dicines alone will be unavailing in such SRS eee in ME A MIE dats, EMR NS * See some observations on the diseased appearances of the rectum, by Dr. Baillie—Morbid Anatomy, page 11].](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b33285317_0058.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
