A general system of surgery in three parts - Containing the doctrine and management, I. Of wounds, fractures, luxations, tumours, and ulcers, of all kinds. II. Of the several operations performed on (14773663685)

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Title: A general system of surgery in three parts : Containing the doctrine and management, I. Of wounds, fractures, luxations, tumours, and ulcers, of all kinds. II. Of the several operations performed on all parts of the body. III. Of the several bandages applied in all operations and disorders. The whole illustrated with thirty eight copper-plates, exhibiting all the operations, instruments, bandages, and improvements, according to the modern and most approved practice : to which is prefixed an introduction concerning the nature, origin, progress, and improvements of surgery : with such other preliminaries as are necessary to be known by the younger surgeons. Being a work of thirty years experience
Year: 1745 (1740s)
Authors: Heister, Lorenz, 1683-1758 Mynde, J
Subjects: Surgery, Operative Surgical instruments and apparatus Bandages and bandaging Surgery General Surgery Bandages
Publisher: London : Printed for W. Innys in Pater-noster Row ... (and four others)
Contributing Library: Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine
Digitizing Sponsor: Open Knowledge Commons and Harvard Medical School



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s the Peruvian, for Ex-ample, with Oil of Eggs and Wax. But when the Suppuration has run verydeep, the beft way is to injecl; the Wound with a cleanfing DecoiJ. Sanicula velAlchimilla: mixed with a little Mel Rofarum; and to prevent the Openingfrom clofing before the Bottom is filled up with newFlefb, it will be proper tointroduce a foft Tent or fome fcraped Lint. As the new FleJh grows up fromthe Bottom, the Tent may be gradually leffened or made fhorter, and, at laft,wholly removed when there is little or no Occafion for it.whatis to XI. But it fometimes happens that Tumors in the Breafts of Child-bed and^henThe fuckling Women will neither yield to Difperfion nor Suppuration, but will re-Tumorcan tain their ill Condition for the Space of feveral Months or Years. M this hap-dfrperfaTnor Pens n young and healthy People, it occafions little or no Difturbance to thefuppurated. GE:onomy, nor is there great dangerof the Tumors turning to a Scirrhus or Cancer, / <V. u. p. 141. Tab, xxxn
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Chap. V. Inflammation m the Tefticle s. ipi Cancer, which is what the poor female Patient is often vaftly afraid of. TheSurgeons Bufinefs here is to take care to keep the afflicted Patient in goodHeart by his Perfuafions ; and to the Tumor itfelf is to be applied Emp. deSpermute Ceti, to be conftantly retained on, keeping the Part always carefullydefended from the external Cold ; by which means Tumors of long (landinghave grown gradually lefs, and at la ft vaniflied. But the Cafe is ufually other-wife in Women who are advanced in Years, and of a melancholy or forrowfulDifpofition ; for in fuch there is great Danger of the inveterate Tumor turningto a Scirrbus or Cancer. CHAP. V. Of Inflammation in the Teflicles. I. QOMETIMES an Inflammation and Tumor happens in one or both of :tm🅰tm:™f^3 theTefticles; which, if it be any thing violent, generally tortures the fometimesmiferable Patient with moft fharp Pains. thSkies II. This Diforder may arife from twoCaufes; either from fome great &