Ankylosis, hypertrophy, and extreme lateral curvature of the cervical and upper dorsal vertebrae following acute rheumatism, successfully treated by mechanical means ; Complete amputation of male genitals for recurrent epithelioma / under the care of Robert Jones.

  • Robert Jones
Date:
[1887]
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Credit: Ankylosis, hypertrophy, and extreme lateral curvature of the cervical and upper dorsal vertebrae following acute rheumatism, successfully treated by mechanical means ; Complete amputation of male genitals for recurrent epithelioma / under the care of Robert Jones. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    enlarged at the time of the operation, but subsequently became healthy. Six months have now elapsed since the operation, and there is no sign of return. The patient is at work; has, of course, full bladder control, and suffers no manner of incon- venience except from a superabundance of skin, which is apt to become damp and irritable, but only to a very slight extent. The general conclusions I have arrived at with regard to future cases are: (a) when the diagnosis of epithelioma is be- yond question, and the patient of a suitable age, the amputa- tion should include the crura; (b) that the testes should, in the majority of cases, be removed; (c) that a scrotal flap should be saved as a covering for the perineum ; (d) that there should be no hurry about excising enlarged inguinal glands; (e) the higher up the artificial penis can be brought, the more convenient to the patient, and the sooner it will unite to the surrounding tissues, as the discharges gravitate towards the most dependent parts. Liverpool. / rj: 1
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