The international encyclopaedia of surgery; a systematic treatise on the theory and practice of surgery . e sac of what had been an immensetraumatic aneurism, following a wound of the ischiatic artery. Seven additional in-stances in which this artery was wounded, were reported during the war, all of whichproved fatal.^ Two cases were treated by tying the artery itself, apparently with singleproximal ligatures, one case by tying the internal iliac, one case by tying the commoniliac, and one case by applying the actual cautery; but all in vain. Internal Pudic Artery.—A soldier, aged 27, received
The international encyclopaedia of surgery; a systematic treatise on the theory and practice of surgery . e sac of what had been an immensetraumatic aneurism, following a wound of the ischiatic artery. Seven additional in-stances in which this artery was wounded, were reported during the war, all of whichproved fatal.^ Two cases were treated by tying the artery itself, apparently with singleproximal ligatures, one case by tying the internal iliac, one case by tying the commoniliac, and one case by applying the actual cautery; but all in vain. Internal Pudic Artery.—A soldier, aged 27, received a bavonet wound ofthe left pelvis, April 25,1862. • Medical and Surgical History, etc., Second Surgical Vol. pp. 326, 332, 333. 126 INJURIES OF BLOODVESSELS. He suffered extreme pain in the left thigh and leg, which swelled largely, and he diedon June 27. Necroscopy. The point of the bayonet entered the upper part of the leftthigh, and passed through the sciatic notch, injuring the sciatic nerve, and wounding theinternal pudic artery, whence a false aneurism formed, which became diffused through. The artorips of the pelvis. the whole pelvic cavity, forcing the rectum aside, displacing the sigmoid flexure ofthe colon, and rendering defecation difficult and painful. The aneurismal cavity heldabout three quarts of blood.^ The swelling of the thigh and leg resulted from thepressure on the iliac veins that was exerted by the aneurismal swelling. Four exam-ples of shot-wounds involving this artery were also reported.^ The outward bleedingswere arrested by plugging the wounds with liquor ferri persulph., and applying com-presses with bandages, but they all terminated fatally. llio-Liimhar Artery.—A soldier, aged 20, received a shot-wouud of theright ilium, February 14, 1862. Hemorrhage from the ilio-lumbar artery occurred on March 4, to the amount ofthirty ounces, and recurred, at intervals, until the 24th, when death supervened.* An-other fatal case of bleeding from this vesse
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