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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    PREFACE. I have much hesitation in contributing so meagre an addition to the voluminous literature we now possess on the subject of aneurism, but my reasons for publishing are, I think, so substantial that I deem a little better than none at all. The extreme importance of developing a plan of treatment which shall reach the aneurisms of large and internal vessels, and the equal importance of rendering that treatment short, safe, and endurable by the patient, prompt me to bring the subject before the profession, in the expectation that the treatment herein described will ere long be adopted in all appropriate cases. Brilliant and effectual as the ligature and the knife may be in the hands of distinguished operators, we must not forget that their use is surrounded by dangers, while Eapid Pressure no less surely, scarcely less speedily, and much more safely, may lead to similar results in much less experienced hands.