A system of practical surgery / by William Fergusson.

  • William Fergusson
Date:
1852
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    m the treatment of malignant diseases. I cannot perceive any differ- are not t no W 1 arS<iniC’ chI“ride °{ &•, excepting that they that there P “ as many °‘h<* substances ; and it seems to me Jaulrv l L7ne h powerful, or 30 Precise in effect as the actual cautery I confess, however, that I do not admire its use in cases of tlie knif lnteTnded fP burn out diseases whi<* are beyond the reach tom / ln Jnal]^nant tamours of the jaws, for example, the gus- to has been but too prevalent of cutting away the bulk of the eradicate^he t0 destructive powers of the cautery, to eradicate the remaining portions. Whenever I have seen this done, hi snmf * hlS feSulted; and although the beneficial results of the plan ind^l C-ann0t- d6nied’ 1 should be ™ry unwilling to accorda^an>T+rif n Wlth Srch uncertain means of execution. g In r h the PrecePts of others, I used at one time to apply it to carious surfaces; but have now abandoned it for the more efficient and more controllable means with the knife, forceps, saw, and gouge to be particularly described in after parts of this work g ° ’ CHAPTER VI. INFLAMMATION. The practical surgery of this work will be found chiefly in those pages where the injuries and diseases of the different regions of the Sr8!'6-6 5 but certain general principles are so universally 1 •ndUC^ me t0 refer t0 tbem at the Present ^age of pro- gress, thus saving the necessity of frequent repetitions, and also being more in accordance with the nature of an introduction. mnntTa!‘°n 18 J dlsease w,hich occupies a large share of the sur- g n s attention, and fortunately for him the symptoms are generally affeTtt! maiiid aS t0 eaV(; litt.Ie room for doubt as to the nature of thl swe 6 COmm°n l0Cal s^mPtoras of Pai*> beat, redness, and ran fnr ? m ’ ??ny mstan.ces’ 80 very conspicuous, that no surgeon can for a moment be uncertain about the nature of the disease. There are many examples of this affection, however, wherein some of these tffirlTST Tn0t be appreciate ; but, the quick and full pulse, ’ ,th,e/kln and mucous membranes, brown a d dry tongue, buffy blood (if that fluid be drawn), high-coloured theddiCSra!j glVe additional and certain indications of leeini tw °f eVGn’ aVe n0t entirety to be depended on, n! SwV t he7 be Present without the existence of inflamma- tion whilst, again, that disease may be in full vigour, and yet the Ex^Ltffin^iL6 SUCL that -he m°St exPerienced maybe deceived. Exceptions to these observations must be familiar to every one who has seen even a little practice, and it must be acknowledged that igno-