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The art of surgery; in which is laid down such a general idea of the same, as is founded upon reason, confirmed by practice, and farther illustrated with many singular and rare cases medico-chirurgical ... / [Daniel Turner].

  • Turner, Daniel, 1667-1741.
Date:
1741
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Credit: The art of surgery; in which is laid down such a general idea of the same, as is founded upon reason, confirmed by practice, and farther illustrated with many singular and rare cases medico-chirurgical ... / [Daniel Turner]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    the Conclufion of our laff. “Dr. Sampjon, once obferv’d the whole Order as the Liver on.the left Side, with the Spleen on the right, &¥c. but thefe are fo very uncommon, as not to break in upon our forefaid Defcrip- tion. . 7 _ I remember I once took a circular Meafure of the Abdomen; and making the Navel my Cenéer, divided the Periphery mto feveral exact Seétions, like thofe in the xautic Compa/s: Then. piercing each in feveral Places at exact Diftance, and ex- amining, what Parts, and what Part of each Part was prick’d by the Point of a Rapier thruft in, by meafuring after from the Navel of another Per- fon of. common Growth or Stature, I have fel- of this Region you prick’d directly deep enough, you. muft, neceffarily wound fuch Bowel under- neath, and within few Lines Breadth, fuch a Part of the faid Vifcus, whether. Liver, Spleen, Sto- to the Surface of the faid contain’d Parts, but entring: ftill deeper, or. quite. through (if not flanting) I could prefage the Wounds of the Pan- creas, Kidneys, Gall- Bladder, alo the Trunks of the Blood- Veflels. _ The greateft Uncertainty being in, the punc- tur’d, Inteftines, and.this by varying through their periftaltic Motion. | , _ How. far. fuch like Experiments might be. im- prov’d, and with what. Advantage to the Pre- Sogium, Chirurgicum, 1, thall leave, others who come. after me to determine; whilft.I now give you an. Account what Wounds.are of themfelves ee eae ¢