. Diseases of the gall-bladder and bile-ducts, including gall-stones . Fig. 20. -Wound of Gall-bladder. Taken from a boy of fifteen, whofell from a load of straw on to apitchfork. Death from perito-nitis on sixth day. (No. 2,268a,St. Bartholomews Museum.). Fig. 21.—Laceration of Gall-bladder, CAUSED BY A KlCK IN the Abdomen. The specimen was taken from a manof twenty-nine, who survived theaccident seventeen days. (,388, Guys Museum.) ploration to be adherent to the parietal peritoneum. Adrainage-tube was left in the wound, and a bulky dressingwas applied. The boy bore the operation well, a


. Diseases of the gall-bladder and bile-ducts, including gall-stones . Fig. 20. -Wound of Gall-bladder. Taken from a boy of fifteen, whofell from a load of straw on to apitchfork. Death from perito-nitis on sixth day. (No. 2,268a,St. Bartholomews Museum.). Fig. 21.—Laceration of Gall-bladder, CAUSED BY A KlCK IN the Abdomen. The specimen was taken from a manof twenty-nine, who survived theaccident seventeen days. (,388, Guys Museum.) ploration to be adherent to the parietal peritoneum. Adrainage-tube was left in the wound, and a bulky dressingwas applied. The boy bore the operation well, and therewas no rise of temperature afterwards. The dressing wasremoved on the second day, and found to be soaked withbile-stained fluid. The boys general condition had improved, 72 DISEASES OF THE GALL-BLADDER AND BILE-DUCTS his tongue being moist and his pulse better. The after-history is only remarkable for the rapidity of recovery. Thetemperature never reached ioo°, the discharge became lesseach day, and the tube was discontinued on the seventh total quantity of fluid absorbed by the dressing wouldalmost equal the first amount removed. Bile was noticedfor the first time in the faeces on the third day after theoperation. The urine was


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