Observations on aneurism : and its treatment by compression / O'Bryen Bellingham.

  • Bellingham, O'Bryen, 1805-1877.
Date:
1847
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Credit: Observations on aneurism : and its treatment by compression / O'Bryen Bellingham. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, Harvard Medical School.

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    Page, pression effects the cure of aneurism in the same way as nature accomplishes this object—Proofs that the ligature of the artery at a distance from the sac effects the cure of aneurism in the same way as com- pression—Spontaneous cure of external aneurism, ... 135 CHAPTER XI. Circumstances which may render the cure of aneurism by compression tedious or the contrary—Circum- stances connected with the instruments used, the mode in which the compression is applied, or the situation at which the pressure is made—Circum- stances connected with the patient, his state of health, the amount of tolerance of pressure, &c—Circum- stances connected with the aneurism, its situation, size, and position with respect to the artery—Period at which the collateral circulation becomes established, phenomena which accompany it, ... ... ... 152 CHAPTER XII. Advantages of compression over the ligature—Com- pression effects the cure of aneurism by simpler and safer means than the ligature; this method of treat- ment more certain and more permanent than that by the operation—Cause of the return of pulsation in an aneurism subsequent to the operation—Objec- tions to the treatment of aneurism by compression answered—Concluding remarks—Summary, ... 168