Partial gastroectomy under local anaesthesia.

Date:
1934
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Partial gastroectomy under local anaesthesia. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Description

The technique of abdominal field block and splanchnic block are shown in detail and illustrated by an operation for cancer of the stomach in a 65-year-old woman with a large pyloric carcinoma. 5 segments.

Publication/Creation

England, 1934.

Physical description

1 encoded moving image (28 min.) : silent, black and white

Duration

00:28:00

Contents

Segment 1 The intertitles give the patient history. An x-ray of the patient's abdomen is shown. The patient's abdomen is seen. Anaesthetic begins to be administered. This is a lengthy process and the intertitles give detailed descriptions of the kind of anaesthetic used, and where injections are made. An animated diagram is also used to show where the injections are made. Time start: 00:00:00:00 Time end: 00:05:43:01 Length: 00:05:43:01
Segment 2 Anaesthetic injections continue to be made. The abdomen is opened and further injections are made. The anatomy of the area is described using labels and an illustration. The liver is held up with a retractor and the stomach is pulled down. Novocain is injected. Time start: 00:05:43:01 Time end: 00:11:55:00 Length: 00:06:11:24
Segment 3 The injections are finished and the surgery begins. The right gastro-epiplotic artery is divided between ligatures and the duodenum (part of small intestine) cleared. The duodenum is crushed, divided, and the closed stump invaginated. Time start: 00:11:55:00 Time end: 00:17:30:10 Length: 00:05:35:10
Segment 4 The operation continues. The left gastric artery is ligatured. The stomach is joined to the jejunum (part of small intestine) Time start: 00:17:30:10 Time end: 00:21:58:13 Length: 00:04:28:03
Segment 5 The operation finishes, the affected area having been removed. The wound is sutured. An x-ray of the area after treatment is shown. The patient is shown talking and with a bandaged stomach. The tumour is displayed. Time start: 00:21:58:13 Time end: 00:28:00:05 Length: 00:06:01:17

Creator/production credits

Produced by W.H. Ogilvie

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Copyright previously held by British Medical Association and assigned to Wellcome in 2005

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