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A male écorché seated, exposing his abdomen, with his bladder, rectum and anus on a ledge beside him. Woodcut by François Jollat, 1545, after Étienne de La Rivière and Charles Estienne.

Votive offering in the shape of a bladder, Roman, 200 BCE-20

Mesentery: Four figures of the lacteals, the aorta & mesenterica inferior, the urinary bladder and a demonstration of vision. Line engraving by Campbell, 1816/1821.

The female reproductive and urinary systems with a tumor. Etching by J. Bell.

Plate LXV. Surgical anatomy for the puncture of the bladder.

The kidney (figs 1-4), bladder and penis (fig. 5) after Nuck, Bertin and Duverney. Engraving by Benard, late 18th century.

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.

Die Entwicklung der Harnblase und Harnröhre / von Paul Reichel.

Chloroform versus pain : and paracentesis of the bladder above the pubes.

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The kidney (figs 1-4), bladder and penis (fig. 5) after Nuck, Bertin and Duverney. Engraving by Benard, late 18th century.

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.

Plate LXV. Surgical anatomy for the puncture of the bladder.

Die Entwicklung der Harnblase und Harnröhre / von Paul Reichel.

Chloroform versus pain : and paracentesis of the bladder above the pubes.