Indications for operation in disease of the internal organs / Authorized English translation by Keith W. Monsarrat.

  • Schlesinger, Hermann, 1866-1934.
Date:
1906
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Credit: Indications for operation in disease of the internal organs / Authorized English translation by Keith W. Monsarrat. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    I HAVE been induced to write this book by the fact that practitioners have frequently expressed to me a desire to possess some concise work, which would serve as a guide in determining the necessity for surgical intervention in diseases of the internal organs. I have written essentially for the practitioner. I have, therefore, avoided all prolix discussion, and confined myself to the consideration of the questions indicated by the special design of the work. On the advice of colleagues, whom I have consulted, I have included in each chapter some remarks on etiology, pathological anatomy, clinical course, diagnosis, and differential diagnosis, with a view to enabling the practitioner to quickly obtain a general grasp of the condition under consideration. These para- graphs are, however, subordinate to the main purpose of my undertaking, that of enabling medical men, who are not in hospital practice, to arrive at an independent opinion on the advisability of operation in cases of internal lesion. I do not claim, however, to have given separate consideration to all the internal affections which have been submitted to operation from time to time. To avoid misconception, it must be stated, that the references to literature at the end of each chapter are given only with the idea of assisting the reader to consult the authorities quoted ; in many instances articles equal in importance to those cited are omitted for want of space. The reader must not entertain the idea that this is a mere compilation. Many years' work in hospital and private