The American Journal Of The Medical Sciences 1902 Vol 123 Classic Reprint

Excerpt from The American Journal of the Medical Sciences, 1902, Vol. 123 She was in such a miserable condition that I really thought that it would have been better for her if she had not survived. Two months later she re-entered the hospital, and I Operated for repair of the fistula. It was found that the uretero-vesical anastomosis on the left side had been entirely successful. Fortunately, the end of the right ureter had become adherent at the edge of the fistula. A probe was introduced into it, and it was dissected off with the vesical mucosa, and thus turned into the bladder. The edges of the fistula were then split so that the everted mucosa could be rolled in ward. The vaginal edge was denuded, the cervix uteri being utilized to fill in the upper part Of the gap. Sutures were introduced in the usual manner, parallel with the long axis of the vagina, care being exercised not to include the end of the ureter. A catheter was left in situ for three days, and the patient subsequently passed her urine every four hours, retaining from four to six ounces. On the sixth day the nurse allowed her to go all night, so that twelve ounces accumulated in the bladder, with the inevitable result. A small fistula developed, which was easily closed a fortnight later. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.