A practical treatise on the arterial system. Intended to illustrate the importance of studying the anastomoses, in reference to the rationale of the new operation for aneurism; and the surgical treatment of haemorrhage / [Thomas Turner].

  • Turner, Thomas, 1793-1873.
Date:
1825
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Credit: A practical treatise on the arterial system. Intended to illustrate the importance of studying the anastomoses, in reference to the rationale of the new operation for aneurism; and the surgical treatment of haemorrhage / [Thomas Turner]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    175 there is not a vestige of tumour cereals by any external examination, ©» . These ‘cases are confirmatory of the fears we have a right to entertain, from the anastomoses being too free; and therefore are favourable to the opinion, that. we may err, if we are not guided in our choice: of situation for the application: of the ligature, by. reflectingoow the iosculating brahehes: hay] I “repeat: then, that we have more to dread from the anastomoses being very abundant, ‘than from: their, being few; that when. too free, the ‘aneurisnial sac may be fed by the recurrent cir- culation; and go on distending to absolute’ burst- ing, which gives rise to hoemorrhage and death ; ora current of blood may pass through the sac which will be-sufficient to continue the disease, or, to nepunguon tai Sibi a ligature is applied to the external iliac, for femoral. aneurism, a little below Pou- part’s ligament, we have to apprehend bad con- sequences from the recurrent circulation ; as only the epigastric and circumflexa illi arteries open