Observations on lithotomy, and on the formation of urinary calculi / by John Charles Litchfield.

  • Litchfield, John Charles.
Date:
1826
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Credit: Observations on lithotomy, and on the formation of urinary calculi / by John Charles Litchfield. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The University of Glasgow Library. The original may be consulted at The University of Glasgow Library.

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    dreadful lacerations which were formerly made. The following are the symptoms which usually attend this disease : Pain in the loins, numbness of the thigh, and oftentimes retraction of the testicle. The patient feels much pain and irritation about the bladder and urethra, and there is a frequent call to make water, which is attended with much pain, especially towards the end of, and just after the evacuation. The urine though flowing freely, oftentimes suddenly stops, al- though it is clear much remains to be dis- charged, and may oftentimes be made to flow again by the patient attempting it after having laid in the recumbent position, and changed the place of the calculus. There is much irri- tation felt at the extremity of the penis, to mitigate which the patient pulls the prepuce which becomes elongated. Oftentimes the urine as well as the foeces is retained with the greatest difficulty. Exercise increases the pain, and aggravates all the symptoms, espe-