. Modern surgery, general and operative. d ring of Harrington and Gould. Murphy says that liquid nourishment should be given as soon as the patienthas recovered from the effect of the ether, and that the bowels should be movedat an early period, and frequent evacuations should be maintained. If thebutton does not pass in four weeks, examine the rectum for it.^ The situa-tion of the button can be ascertained by the x-rays. An objection to the but-ton is that it is a foreign body which must pass per rectum to completethe operation successfully. It may not pass, but trouble does not of necessityf
. Modern surgery, general and operative. d ring of Harrington and Gould. Murphy says that liquid nourishment should be given as soon as the patienthas recovered from the effect of the ether, and that the bowels should be movedat an early period, and frequent evacuations should be maintained. If thebutton does not pass in four weeks, examine the rectum for it.^ The situa-tion of the button can be ascertained by the x-rays. An objection to the but-ton is that it is a foreign body which must pass per rectum to completethe operation successfully. It may not pass, but trouble does not of necessityfollow. In some cases its retention does lead to trouble, and intestinal obstruc-tion ensues. If the caliber of the button blocks before dislodgment, obstructionfollows, hence the rule to give saline purgatives the day after the John B. Murphy, in Med. News, Feb. 9, 1895. Enterectomy 1249 Some surgeons have sought to make a button which would come apartand be absorbed after it had accomplished its purpose. One of these appli-. -T^^^^^ ^^x^^ y tt
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