. Transactions of the sixth International congress on tuberculosis. Washington, September 28 to October 5, 1908. ding colon,thus cutting out the diseased portion. Dr. Beck said he would like to ask Dr. Bevan whether he removed part ofthe ureter in performing nephrectomy when it was found to be tuberculous. Dr. Bevan, in closing, said he thought the rule should be to dissectthe ureter out as widely as possible without adding too much to the riskof the operation. He had no sympathy, however, with Kellys propositionto remove the entire ureter and then turn the stump into the bladder. Hesaid he th


. Transactions of the sixth International congress on tuberculosis. Washington, September 28 to October 5, 1908. ding colon,thus cutting out the diseased portion. Dr. Beck said he would like to ask Dr. Bevan whether he removed part ofthe ureter in performing nephrectomy when it was found to be tuberculous. Dr. Bevan, in closing, said he thought the rule should be to dissectthe ureter out as widely as possible without adding too much to the riskof the operation. He had no sympathy, however, with Kellys propositionto remove the entire ureter and then turn the stump into the bladder. Hesaid he thought the most important work in connection with kidney tuber-culosis should be done by the internists. Those who do not believe in thesurgical treatment should compare the results of general hygienic treatment,the tuberculin treatment, and the surgical treatment, as there were nostatistics available comparing these different methods. Dr. EisENDRATH, in closing, said the point brought out by Dr. Connellwas not a debatable one. Wc had acute tuberculous pneumonia, and whynot an acute tuberculous appendicitis?. 1^1 ^V. 1 Kf,K^i»i ^^^^^i^^^^^^^^^^^^^^i r*?^*^ ?fl


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