Practical observations on the chronic enlargement of the prostate gland, in old people, with suggestions for an improved mode of treatment : to which is prefixed, preliminary remarks on the various other diseases to which the prostate is liable at all periods of life : the whole being illustrated in an appendix, containing numerous cases and plates / by Francis B. Courtenay.

  • Courtenay, Francis Burdett, 1811-1886.
Date:
1839
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Credit: Practical observations on the chronic enlargement of the prostate gland, in old people, with suggestions for an improved mode of treatment : to which is prefixed, preliminary remarks on the various other diseases to which the prostate is liable at all periods of life : the whole being illustrated in an appendix, containing numerous cases and plates / by Francis B. Courtenay. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    CONTENTS. Page Preface • . 12 Preliminary Observations on the Prostate Gland and its Diseases .... • 13 Anatomy of the Prostate Gland . 18 Acute Inflammation . . . • Symptoms of Acute Prostatic Inflammation . 21 Treatment . • . 23 Retention of Urine • . 24 A Prostatic Abscess . . 33 Symptoms ..... . ib. Treatment . . 37 Calculi of the Prostate Gland . 38 Symptoms of Prostatic Calculi . 42 Treatment ..... . 43 Scrofula of the Prostate Gland . 44