Cases of extirpation of the lachrymal sac / by Freeland Fergus and A.L. M'Millan.

  • Fergus, A. Freeland (Andrew Freeland), 1858-1932.
Date:
[1907?]
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Credit: Cases of extirpation of the lachrymal sac / by Freeland Fergus and A.L. M'Millan. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    two days at the lower angle of the wound, and then with¬ drawn entirely. Healing was uneventful. Case IV.—Mrs. C., age about 35, had epiphora of the right eye for at least two years, and a mucocele for about one year. Probes were passed only twice, causing consider¬ able pain, and I removed the sac on 3rd October, 1906. An incision brought the sac well into the wound, but being very tense and thin-walled it collapsed soon after, and deluged the part with muco-purulent fluid. It was removed piecemeal, the parts curetted, the wound stitched, and a gauze drain inserted for a day or two. The wound has now quite healed. Case V.—Mrs. M. W., aged 62, had epiphora for about ten years, a mucocele coming and going during that time. As she had also cataract of this eye (the right one), I removed the sac1 on 3rd October last, in view of a future operation for the cataract. It proved of leathery consistence, and was removed easily and entire. Stitches were inserted, and union has been by first intention. There was little haemorrhage to speak of. Case VI.—Chas. S., aged 16, shown as a case of tubercular origin ending in an abscess cavity, which was incised, curetted, and packed. The cavity led down to the nasal cavity, and the bone was carious. Healing was slow, but is now quite complete, and has been for some months. 1 Sac shown. ghiAsqow : printed by alex. macdougall.