Lectures on Lithotomy

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Excerpt from Lectures on Lithotomy: Delivered at the New-York Hospital, December, 1837The human bladder, protected in front by the bones of the pubes, has been Opened in every other ima ginable direction for the extraction of calculi from its cavity: superiorly in, the median line above the pubes in the high operation, posteriorly through the rectum with and without division of the anus, or before the rectum in the median line, either behind or through the prostate inferiorly through the perinaeum by the side of the prostate, without dividing either that gland or the urethra and lastly through the urethra and prostate. Entertaining, in common with the great majority of surgeons who have lived since the time of Cheselden, the con viction that the best modes of lithotomy involve a division of the urethra and prostate, I shall confine my observations to these alone, for such is the extent of this subject, that a description, however brief, of the various plans for cutting, distending, and tearing the bladder, woiuld occupy the time allotted to many lectures.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.