. A new manual of surgery, civil and military. mp>fmL . if^^^^^ .^/fv i <^/. Fatty Fascial Flap in Position and Held by a Few Catgut Sutures. (Mayo.) CYSTIC KIDNEY Occasionally a kidney containing multiple cysts is encountered. Werethese in only one kidney a nephrectomy^ might be indicated; but as it is usu-ally present in both kidneys at the same time, and as there is consequentlynot very much kidney substance left, it is not wise to do a nephrectomy insuch cases, because the operation is very likely to give the patient no relief,and usually hastens his death. It seems wiser to split th
. A new manual of surgery, civil and military. mp>fmL . if^^^^^ .^/fv i <^/. Fatty Fascial Flap in Position and Held by a Few Catgut Sutures. (Mayo.) CYSTIC KIDNEY Occasionally a kidney containing multiple cysts is encountered. Werethese in only one kidney a nephrectomy^ might be indicated; but as it is usu-ally present in both kidneys at the same time, and as there is consequentlynot very much kidney substance left, it is not wise to do a nephrectomy insuch cases, because the operation is very likely to give the patient no relief,and usually hastens his death. It seems wiser to split the true capsule ofthe kidney throughout its length, to peel it back on each side, and cut itaway, and possibly to make crucial punctures of the superficial cysts. Thiswill relieve the tension upon the remaining kidney tissue, it will improve SURGERY OF THE GENITO-URINARY TRACT 557 the blood-supply to the kidney, and will not reduce the amount of kidneytissue. This method has, however, not been sufficiently tried to have a positionamong recognized surgical operations, and we simp
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