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Bladder - Calculi

Images

  • A sick old man with the woes of old age. Engraving by B. Lépicié, 1745, after Etienne Jeaurat.
  • A surgeon performing a lithotomy on a patient who is being restrained by three assistants. Coloured engraving.
  • A surgeon performing a suprapubic lithotomy on a boy. Lithograph by R. Lemoine, 1899.
  • A surgeon performing a lithotomy on a patient who is being restrained by three assistants, with five other anatomical illustrations. Engraving by F. Sesoni, 1749, after L. Heister.
  • An operator making an incision behind the ear of a seated patient, two assistants restraining the patient, and six other people in the room. Oil painting attributed to Joachim van den Heuvel, 163-.
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Catalogue

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    The human bladder: two figures showing growths in which bladder stones may be found; with instruments for puncturing the bladder, and a bladder stone (fig. 6, lower left). Etching by J. Mynde, 1743, after L. Heister.

    Heister, Lorenz, 1683-1758. | Date: [MDCCXLIII [1743]] | Reference: 2823234i
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    Therapeutica dos calculos vesicaes no homen adulto ...: these / de Antonio Avelino Dias Teixeira de Queiroz.

    Teixeira de Queiroz, Antonio Avelino Dias. | Date: 1899
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    A surgeon performing a suprapubic lithotomy on a boy. Lithograph by R. Lemoine, 1899.

    Lemoine, Raoul E., 1853- | Date: 1899 | Reference: 23476i
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    Case of removal of stone from the bladder by the new operation of lithectasy or cystectasy, with remarks / by Thomas Elliot.

    Elliot, Thomas, M.R.C.S.L. | Date: [1842]
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    Lithotomy: forceps, a dilator, conductors and an operating table for removal of bladder stones in children. Etching by J. Mynde, 1743, after L. Heister.

    Heister, Lorenz, 1683-1758. | Date: [MDCCXLIII [1743]] | Reference: 2823210i
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