Researches on the nature, pathology, and treatment of emphysema of the lungs, and its relations with other diseases of the chest / by A.T.H. Waters.

  • Waters, A. T. Houghton (Alderman Thomas Houghton), 1826-1912.
Date:
1862
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    PREFACE. An extended inquiry into the anatomy of the human lungs naturally led me to a consideration of their pathological conditions. Amongst the sub- jects to which my attention has been directed for some years past is emphysema. The conclusions at which I have arrived, with reference to the morbid anatomy, pathology, and treatment of the disease, are the result, not only of a careful examination of the structural changes it presents after death, but also, of a close study of its symp- toms and progress during life. Some of the facts detailed in the following pages have been already in part presented to the profession: first, in a paper communicated to the Royal Medical and Chirurgical Society of London ; and, secondly, in one subse- quently read before a section of the British Medical Association. The opportunities of further investiga- tion and study of the disease, which I have had since these papers were written, have tended to confirm the opinions therein expressed. Hope Stkeet, Liverpool, November, 1862.