A treatise on stricture of the urethra : containing an account of improved methods of treatment; with an appendix, noticing the application of a new instrument to the treatment of enlarged prostate gland, gleet, fistula, and other diseases of the urethra, oesophagus, and rectum / by James Arnott.

  • Arnott, James (James Moncrieff), 1794-1885.
Date:
1819
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Credit: A treatise on stricture of the urethra : containing an account of improved methods of treatment; with an appendix, noticing the application of a new instrument to the treatment of enlarged prostate gland, gleet, fistula, and other diseases of the urethra, oesophagus, and rectum / by James Arnott. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    <> 118 OF REMOVING THE tion oif the bladder would at. last en¬ sue. / In addition to the rules for passing instruments in cases of difficulty, already given in this chapter, I have to add, as particularly applicable to this case, the following. When the bougie cannot be made to pass immediately, by leaving it in the canal, with its end close to the stricture, for a considerable time, and then repeating the attempt, it will often either go through, or the irritability will be so decreased as to allow the escape of .the urine. When a very<small catheter ’ can' be passed, in such a case it is to be preferred, because by leaving it in the canal, we ensure a ready passage for the urine, till the irritation be removed. - I Many opinions have been entertained regarding the manner in which instru- ments operate to the relief of the patient,] by thus lying in the urethra. Sharp sup-| posed, that the stricture might be reliaxedj