. A new manual of surgery, civil and military. C D C represents the manner of attaching the stomach to the abdominal wall by means of cat-gut sutures, uniting the stomach to the parietal peritoneum and transversalis fascia. Twodeep silkworm gut sutures, which extend through the entire abdominal wall, grasp the wallof the stomach in order to act as stay sutures. D is the same as plate C with the addition of a piece of iodoform gauze folded aboutthe retention catheter and attached to the wall of the stomach by interrujjted cat-gut sutures,in order to make the adhesion to the abdominal wall more
. A new manual of surgery, civil and military. C D C represents the manner of attaching the stomach to the abdominal wall by means of cat-gut sutures, uniting the stomach to the parietal peritoneum and transversalis fascia. Twodeep silkworm gut sutures, which extend through the entire abdominal wall, grasp the wallof the stomach in order to act as stay sutures. D is the same as plate C with the addition of a piece of iodoform gauze folded aboutthe retention catheter and attached to the wall of the stomach by interrujjted cat-gut sutures,in order to make the adhesion to the abdominal wall more secure. SURGERY OF THE ESOPHAGUS AND STOMACH 413 Gastrostomy is indicated where the patient cannot take enough food bymouth, as is shown by rapid emaciation. The earlier the operation is per-formed, the more satisfactory will be the result. If a positive diagnosis ofcarcinoma is made, a gastrostomy should be done, even though the patient canstill swallow liquids. Of course a gastrostomy cannot stop the progress of thedisease, but it may inhib
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