A case of epibulbar echinococcus : with a review of the literature on echincoccus cysts of the orbit / by J.E. Weeks.

  • Weeks, John Elmer, 1853-1949
Date:
1889
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Credit: A case of epibulbar echinococcus : with a review of the literature on echincoccus cysts of the orbit / by J.E. Weeks. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    albumen, but rich in sodium chloride (nitrate-of-silver test), the diagnosis of hydatid cyst is positive, even without find- ing hooklets, since the contents of all other cystic tumors are albuminous. Radical operative procedure should be resorted to imme- diately on confirming the diagnosis, whether the tumor is confined to the orbit or not. Total extirpation when practicable, or complete evacuation of the cyst, and the encouragement of a process to destroy the genetic mem- brane, as the insertion of a drainage-tube and the production of a mild process of suppuration, should be resorted to. In all cases where simple puncture, resulting in evacuation of the liquid, has been done, the cyst has refilled. In all cases where a suppurative process, without removal of the cyst wall, but thorough removal of its contents, has taken place, rapid recovery has followed.
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