Clinical lectures on the surgical diseases of the urinary organs . for these changes in draw-ing conclusions as to the nature of the phenomena drawbacks are slight when dealing with the penileportion of the urethra, but when the curved tube is passedthrough the membranous into the prostatic portion, bruisingof the parts with resulting congestion and frequently bleed-ing occur; so that our conclusions drawn from inspection ofthis part of the canal are rarely of much value, unless somespecific object, such as papilloma, be present. 64 THE URETHROSCOPE By this instrument we can recogni
Clinical lectures on the surgical diseases of the urinary organs . for these changes in draw-ing conclusions as to the nature of the phenomena drawbacks are slight when dealing with the penileportion of the urethra, but when the curved tube is passedthrough the membranous into the prostatic portion, bruisingof the parts with resulting congestion and frequently bleed-ing occur; so that our conclusions drawn from inspection ofthis part of the canal are rarely of much value, unless somespecific object, such as papilloma, be present. 64 THE URETHROSCOPE By this instrument we can recognise and locally treat thevarious forms and results of chronic urethritis, , polypi, papillomata, strictures, etc. For rendering the lamps in the urethroscope and cysto- incandescenl 8 to C2 volt batteries (bichromate or dry riche*) are employed; or the current from the main. reduced by means of a transformer, can be utilized ; or an accumulator may be used for this purpose. The transformer is the most useful in the consulting-room or hospital where. Fig. the main is available. I find an eight-celled dry Leclanche*batter] I , the most convenient and trustworthy for travelling. The Cystoscope. I the inventive genius ol Professoi Nitze and Mr. . the instrument-maki i oi Vienna, we owe the i w almost universa! 1) employed. That in use for I ; . with -me modifi( . i ntl\ d«. bent near nd ^t .in obt n«\\hat ;i bladder I he bent portion, i bi ak, con THE CYSTOSCOPE 65 cylindrical cap, which can be screwed on and off the shaft atthe elbow of the instrument, and is furnished with an ovalrock-crystal window (e) on the upper or concave in this metal cap and situated opposite the windowis a miniature electric lamp connected with the end of theshaft, through which, inside the metal tube, run insulatedwires to the connecting screws (c, c). By the detachablenature of the beak the lamp, when defective, can be replacedby a new one in a few sec
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