Cases of the hydrocele, with observations on a peculiar method of treating that disease : to which is subjoined a singular case of hernia vesicae urinariae complicated with the hydrocele, and two cases of hernia incarcerata.
- Thomas Keate
- Date:
- 1788
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Cases of the hydrocele, with observations on a peculiar method of treating that disease : to which is subjoined a singular case of hernia vesicae urinariae complicated with the hydrocele, and two cases of hernia incarcerata. Source: Wellcome Collection.
Provider: This material has been provided by The University of Leeds Library. The original may be consulted at The University of Leeds Library.
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