Modern surgery, general and operative . n in many instances in making a pyelographic studyby means of a solution of collargol, which is much thicker than urine or water. A uropyknometer is used for taking the specific gravity of small quantitiesof urine removed by the ureteral catheter. The Operating Cystoscope.—^The most practical operating cystoscopes areBransford Lewiss and the A. C. M. I. instrtunent (see Fig. 865). These instru-ments greatly facilitate the removal of small portions of stone and foreign bodiesfrom the bladder and the ureteral orifices. They are also useful for making ap- i
Modern surgery, general and operative . n in many instances in making a pyelographic studyby means of a solution of collargol, which is much thicker than urine or water. A uropyknometer is used for taking the specific gravity of small quantitiesof urine removed by the ureteral catheter. The Operating Cystoscope.—^The most practical operating cystoscopes areBransford Lewiss and the A. C. M. I. instrtunent (see Fig. 865). These instru-ments greatly facilitate the removal of small portions of stone and foreign bodiesfrom the bladder and the ureteral orifices. They are also useful for making ap- i3o8 Diseases and Injuries of the Genito-urinary Organs plications to ulcerated areas. It is not wise to remove papillomatous timiorsby them, as most villous papillomatous growths sooner or later exhibit theelements of malignancy and should have their pedicles removed with a portionof the vesical wall, which can only be safely done after suprapubic have succeeded in fulguration of intravesical papillomata of a benign type. Fig. 871.—I, Scissors; 2, tweezers; 3, forceps; and 4, puncli for use with the Lewiss cystoscope. by means of the high-frequency current, and Prof. Hiram R. Loux has hadseveral such cases that have remained well for over two years. Practical Value of Cystoscopy and Ureteral Catheterization.—The cysto-scope has attained a very important position in the surgeons undoubtedly affords the best method of establishing an accurate diagnosis
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