Archives of Medicine, 1881, Vol. 5

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Excerpt from Archives of Medicine, 1881, Vol. 5: A Bi-Monthly Journal Devoted to Original Communications on Medicine, Surgery, and Their Special BranchesIt therefore bears repetition, it is, inia few words, as follows: Until the fourth or fifth montlis Of foetal life, there IS no colon ascendens, and it is still short at birth. Notwithstanding that fact, the large intestine at birth is comparatively longer than that of the adult. While in the infant it is nearly three times the length Of the en tire body, it is but twice that length in the adult. Now, the colon ascendens is very short in the newly-born, the trans verse colon is not much longer, thus, the main part of the excessive length belongs to the colon descendens, and mainly to the sigmoid ¿exure, which Brandt found from fourteen to twenty centimetres, and myself in one case thirty cm. In length. This exorbitant length Of the sigmoid ¿exure at the entrance Of the narrow pelvis, gives rise to more than the simple curve found in the adult. Not infrequently the main curve is found on the right side instead Of the left, and sometimes the repeated bending upon itself of the elongated gut is such as to seriously retard, and in a few instances, prevent, the passage of faeces.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.