Case of aneurism of the innominata, treated by ligature of the right carotid artery; with observations / [Sir William Fergusson].

  • Fergusson, William, Sir, 1808-1877
Date:
1841]
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Credit: Case of aneurism of the innominata, treated by ligature of the right carotid artery; with observations / [Sir William Fergusson]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    CASE OF ANEURISM OF THE INNOMINATA, TREATED BY LIGATURE OF TIIE RIGHT CAROTID ARTERY; » WITH OBSERVATIONS. Charles Messenger, aged 56, a bricklayer's labourer, was ad¬ mitted, under my care, into King's College Hospital, on the 12th of June 1841. He then stated that he had enjoyed good health till within the three preceding months, when he experi¬ enced severe pain in the right side of the head and neck, ex¬ tending through the shoulder and arm of the same side. A cough, with which he had been annoyed for many years, became more troublesome, but was not accompanied with pain in the chest, nor in the respiratory passages. Two months before ad¬ mission he first perceived a small pulsating tumour, about the size of a hazel nut, situated directly above the inner extremity of the collar bone. He had never had much pain in the tumour itself; but the other pains, with the cough, continued until ad¬ mission. The swelling, since it was first observed, had gradually increased. He felt well in other respects; pulse 80, steady and natural; appetite good; bowels regular. He served as a soldier in the East Indies for nineteen years, during which time he enjoyed good health. About nineteen years ago he returned, since which time he has had no complaints excepting an habitual cough, and an attack of inflammation in the bowels about two years ago. He considered himself a temperate man, though admitting that he was occasionally in the habit of indulg¬ ing in spirits. The tumour was seemingly about the size of an orange. When