Observations on lithotomy : being a republication of Dr. James Douglas' appendix to his History of the lateral operation for the stone, and of other original papers relative to Mr. Cheselden's invention and improvement of that operation ; to which is added, a proposal for a new manner of cutting for the stone / by John Thomson.

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1808
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Observations on lithotomy : being a republication of Dr. James Douglas' appendix to his History of the lateral operation for the stone, and of other original papers relative to Mr. Cheselden's invention and improvement of that operation ; to which is added, a proposal for a new manner of cutting for the stone / by John Thomson. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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History of the lateral operation for the stone.
Proposal for a new manner of cutting for the stone.

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Edinburgh : Printed for William Blackwood, and Longman, Hurst, Rees and Orme, London, 1808.

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ix, 91 pages, 1 unnumbered folded leaf of plates : illustrations ; (8vo)

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Bndg: Bound with other works
Prov: (R54925) Half title inscribed "From the author"
Note: Includes M. Le Dran's method of operating for the stone: pp. 71-80>
The "Appendix to the history of the lateral operation for the stone" appeared first in 1731
Includes a reprint of: "Dr. Douglas' postscript to his History of the lateral operation for the stone", London 1726
Dplt: Duplicate copy

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