Case of extraordinary accumulation and retention of urine / by J.G. de Merveilleux, jun.

  • Merveilleux, J.G. de.
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[1820]
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    212 Original Communications. materially ; indeed slie was rather full and plethoric. When- ever the pain was violent, nothing appeared to give so much ease as pressure on the abdomen. The appearance of the en- largement and the attending pains might have deceived a young practitioner, and have led to a suspicion of pregnancy and uterine action. The recollection therefore of the possibility of similar cases to the above, may prove extremely useful, and on that account, this case may be cleeined worthy of a place in the Repository. M- vi. Case of extraordinary Accumulation and Retention of Urine. By J. G. De Merveilleux, Jun., Stamford, Lincolnshire, Member of the Royal College of Surgeons in London. Bridget Hide, aged forty-five years, a poor woman belong- ing to the parish of King’s Cliffe, Northamptonshire, seven miles from Stamford, ten days after her delivery was attacked with retention of urine, which had continued five days, when _ I was called to see her on the 28th of January, 1816. She had frequent vomiting and hiccup, and a weak tremulous pulse i beating 100 strokes in a minute. The abdomen appeared as large as in an extreme case of ascites. There was a little: urine evacuated a short time before I saw her. I immediately introduced the catheter, while, as the urine was flowing, an assistant applied steady pressure on the parietes . of the abdomen. Sixteen pints, as measured by Mr. Wood: of King’s Cliffe and myself, of dark-coloured and offensive urine were evacuated. Fearful, lest the sudden evacuation of so large a body of fluid might be productive of evil consequences j in the reduced state of my patient, I applied a bandage] round the abdomen to keep up a gentle pressure; a little aperient medicine was ordered, as there had been no evacuation during the retention ; and the tinctura ferri muriatis was given three times a day. The catheter was continued for six days,, and on the seventh, the patient was able to void her urine with- out any assistance. She has since remained in perfect health. 11 • VII. Letter from Mr. Richard Rawlins, Surgeon, dfc. Oxford, to One of the Editors, on his Invention of the Refected Forceps. Sir, I find, in the London Medical Repository, vol. viii. p. 70, Dr. Davis announced as the original inventor of the