. Diseases of the rectum and anus: designed for students and practitioners of medicine. every point (Fig. 145), no matterhow far they may be apart; not even the slightest portion ofthe tumor can slip through and escape cauterization. Thisrenders a hemorrhage after the clamp-and-cautery operation,when properly performed, an improbable, if not impossible,occurrence. The following are some of the good pointsclaimed for this clamp:— 1. It is neat and attractive. 2. It is aseptic. TREATMENT OF INTERNAL HEMORRHOIDS 443 3. It is strong, and does not spring or get out of order. 4. It can be adjusted q
. Diseases of the rectum and anus: designed for students and practitioners of medicine. every point (Fig. 145), no matterhow far they may be apart; not even the slightest portion ofthe tumor can slip through and escape cauterization. Thisrenders a hemorrhage after the clamp-and-cautery operation,when properly performed, an improbable, if not impossible,occurrence. The following are some of the good pointsclaimed for this clamp:— 1. It is neat and attractive. 2. It is aseptic. TREATMENT OF INTERNAL HEMORRHOIDS 443 3. It is strong, and does not spring or get out of order. 4. It can be adjusted quickly and with perfect ease. 5. It does not obstruct the operators view. 6. It has a strong spring which separates the blades, anda screw with a double thread; a tap on the nut is sufficient torun it from top to bottom. 7. When operating high up in the bowel it not only doesthe work of a clamp, but that of a speculum as well. 8. It can be used as well with the patient in one positionas in another. 9. It is as well suited for the removal of piles high up aswhen they are Fig. 148.—Cautery Blow-pipe for Heating Irons. 10. It is admirably adapted for the removal of rectalpolyps. 11. It can be used for the removal of polypoid growths inthe vagina. 12. It can be used for clamping in the removal of sectionsof the mucous membrane in cases of procidentia recti whenthe wound is cauterized or sutured. 13. It makes an admirable colostomy-clamp. It causes thesegment of gut to slough ofif in three or four days with littlepain and no bleeding. 14. When it is desirable to crush piles, it can be substi-tuted for the pile-crushers now in use. 15. It is a serviceable clamp, for the reason that it exertsequal pressure at all points under all conditions. Martin claims that by means of his damp hemorrhoids can 444 DISEASES OF THE RECTUM AND ANUS be removed by the clamp-and-cautery method painlessly andwithout a general anesthetic; also that the patient need notremain in-doors more t
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