319 lint laid upon it, to allow it to heal by granulations arising
say, almost imperforate, as the catemenia had always found an from the bottom. The opera- exit. What makes the case extion lasted ten minutes. traordinary is, that although the On examination, the tumour patient had been married for two operation had been appeared to be composed of a years, no of before. firm, dark-coloured, cartilagi- thought Mr. BRODIE divided the hymen nous mass, and perforated to its, in,bottom with several holes, large with a sharp pointed bistoury, the va. into troducing hisfiriger enough to admit of the passage gina, as a director, and a catheter of a common-sized prcbe. into the urethra ; but as the Mr. LYNN also removed a operation was performed in priBaevus maternus from the cheek vate, this is all the detail we can of a child nine months old, of give of the case. -
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The following singular example of strength of resolution, and force nerve, has been given by a Continuation of the case of J young suroeon of Paris. Having for a long tirue suffered the Oakley. most acute from stone in Thursday, May 27.The pa- the bladder, pains he at length resolved tient complains of a dntl pain to resort lo the dangerous operain the head, but is in other tion of cutting for it, and at the respects much the same as yes- same time took the extraordinary terday. resolution of being the operator,
plaster.
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. Friday 28.Pulse 85.
Pain him.self-upo,n himself This diffiin the head still continues. Tongue cult, perilous, and painful operaslightly furred. The aperient tion, he accomplished without. medicine
repeated. Saturday 29.The bowels open-
any assistanee. - It is now three. or four days since the operation, and the patient is so well, that Pulse 80 and full. he hopes in eight or ten days to Wednesday June 2.---A slight resume degree of the pain in the head is Paris his usual avocations. paper. even now felt. The patient looks heavy, his tongue is somewhat furred, and the pulse -80, strong and full. Bowels open..
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May 28.---Mr. BRODIE per- CAP, an accurate Anatomical, operation for n im- Physiological, and Pathological perforate hymen, or, as-we should description of the Tibia of formed the
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