Practical lithotomy and lithotrity, or, an inquiry into the best modes of removing stone from the bladder / by Sir Henry Thompson.

  • Thompson, Henry, Sir, 1820-1904.
Date:
1871
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    seemed to be a peculiar want of reparative power in this patient. To the last he ate and drank well of solid food, like a healthy man, but notwithstanding gradually and steadily declined. There was no autopsy. Case 148.—A gentleman, set. 73. Two mixed calculi of considerable size; urates and oxalate of lime. Fourteen sittings, spring, 1869. Seen conjointly with Dr. 0. C. Maurice, of Eeading. Success perfect. Case 149.—A gentleman, eet. 73. Small medium, mixed urates and phosphates. Four sittings, April, 1869. Seen by Mr. Clover, who gave chloroform. Success perfect. The same patient as No. 99. He passed fresh uric-acid calculi, and had much phosphatic deposit with them. He has now been perfectly free for one year, and is quite well (1870). Case 150.—A gentleman, set. 66. Large pbosphatic stone. Seven sittings, spring, 1869. Dr. Einger gave chloroform. Success perfect. The same patient as No. 117, a tendency to form phosphatic deposit after the first operation, which has since quite disappeared, and he is now perfectly well (1870). Case 151.—A gentleman, set. 72. Rather small uric-acid stone. Five sittings, May, 1869. The general progress of this patient, seen in consultation with Mr. Macilwain, during the operation was satisfactory. He had a little fever, was occa- sionally rather low, and consequently each crushing was made as short as possible. He had an enormous prostate, which was in some degree disadvantageous for him. At the termina- tion of the case some cerebral symptoms occurred, and I had the advantage of Dr. Owen Eees' opinion. No albuminuria was present. On the 1st of June symptoms of effusion on the brain suddenly appeared, and he died in a few hours. In this case it is impossible to consider the operation as the cause of death. That there had been cerebral changes of long standing little doubt could exist, and in so far as the operation weakened and disturbed the patient, its effect must