Abdominal surgery . n the endsof intestine; or by the aid of the fingers alone, small spongesbeing placed in the open ends to prevent escape of the intestinalcontents; or while its walls rest on a cylinder, over which theends of bowel are drawn. Of such cylinders a great variety has been suggested andused. The trachea of an animal; a cylinder of tallow, or cacaobutter, or dough, or isinglass, or such liquefiable material; a de-calcified hollow bone; a roll of oiled cardboard, and other materialsof allied nature, have been mentioned or used. For this purposethe sausage-shaped soft rubber bag in
Abdominal surgery . n the endsof intestine; or by the aid of the fingers alone, small spongesbeing placed in the open ends to prevent escape of the intestinalcontents; or while its walls rest on a cylinder, over which theends of bowel are drawn. Of such cylinders a great variety has been suggested andused. The trachea of an animal; a cylinder of tallow, or cacaobutter, or dough, or isinglass, or such liquefiable material; a de-calcified hollow bone; a roll of oiled cardboard, and other materialsof allied nature, have been mentioned or used. For this purposethe sausage-shaped soft rubber bag invented by Treves is un- ENTERORRAPHY. 415 doubtedty the best. The bag, when empty, is placed in the openends of the bowel and inflated; when the last stitches are about tobe inserted the air is allowed to escape, and the bag is removedcollapsed and empty. Most surgeons, however, Treves himself,among the number, regard all such devices as unnecessary,and place the stitches without the introduction of any
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