Observations on injuries and diseases of the rectum / Herbert Mayo.

  • Mayo, Herbert, 1796-1852.
Date:
1833
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Credit: Observations on injuries and diseases of the rectum / Herbert Mayo. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    tinguished upon it an oblong ulcer with a hardened edge. After trying several remedies ineffec- tually in this case, I divided the sphincter, delaying afterwards the healing of the wound by the introduction of a few threads of lint into it. The subjoined figure, which is an ima- ginary section of the rectum, may convey an idea of the place and character of the ulcer in this case, and of the direction of the incision made. J he patient was sensible of great relief, as soon as the smarting occasioned by the