The rapid cure of aneurism by pressure : illustrated by the case of Mark Wilson, who was cured of aneurism of the abdominal aorta in the year 1864 / by William Murray.

  • Murray, William, 1839-1920.
Date:
1871
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Credit: The rapid cure of aneurism by pressure : illustrated by the case of Mark Wilson, who was cured of aneurism of the abdominal aorta in the year 1864 / by William Murray. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    enough to permit one blade of a tourniquet to press down on the spinal column, and on tightening the tourniquet I found that, by a very nice adaptation, the pulsation in the aneurism could be completely commanded. The instrument used was the ordinary horse-shoe tourniquet, made so as to open rather wider than usual, and thus to grasp the trunk of the body. I took the patient to the Northumberland and Durham Medical Society, to have my diagnosis verified, and to pro- pose my plan of treatment. Several members examined the tumour, and it was admitted by all who did so that the case was unquestionably one of aneurism of the aorta. The president, Dr. Heath, expressed the same opinion in very decided terms. The following is an extract from the Beport of the Monthly Meeting of the Northumberland and Durham Medical Society, April 14th, 1864 :— Dr. Murray introduced a patient suffering from aneu- rism of the abdominal aorta. That it was an aneurism was clear from the fact that when a tourniquet was applied above it, pulsation ceased; and on removing the pressure a distinct thrilling rasping sensation was commu- nicated to the hand as the tumour recommenced beating, as if produced by the rush of blood into its interior. As the patient was young, Dr. Murray proposed to operate on the aneurism by pressure. He thought that treatment fully justified, because the disease was otherwise neces- sarily fatal. Several gentlemen having asked questions and made remarks, Dr. Heath, the president of the society, said, this was a very interesting case; they