The pathology and treatment of stricture of the urethra, and urinary fistulae / by Sir Henry Thompson.

  • Thompson, Henry, Sir, 1820-1904.
Date:
1869
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Credit: The pathology and treatment of stricture of the urethra, and urinary fistulae / by Sir Henry Thompson. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Patients' Initials. 107. G. S. 108. W.W. 109. C. B. 110. E. C. 111. H. E. 112. R. S. 113. G. C. 30 114 J. W. 63 115. R. D. 40 116. T. H. 52 117. W.J. 118. J. B. 119. J. A. 120. J.E. 40 121 G R. 43 122. J. B. 45 123. T. C. 52 124. E. F. 125. H. B. Age. Antecedents and Supposed Causes. Access and Progress of the Disease. (ion. three years ago. Soon cured. Gon. frequently when young. Hon. when young. Soon cured. Gon. nine years ago. Very intemperate. Gleet has continued to the present time. Gon. 15 years ago; twice during last four years. Gnn. nine years ago: urethral discharge re- curs after drinking to excess; very intern perate. Gon. some years ago; much exposed to wet and cold. Gon. nearly thirty years ago. Gon. many years ago. In India, 17 years ago. his horse fell upon him, and retention of urine followed. Four years of good health followed recov- ery from this accident Gon. 30 years ago; in- temperate; much ex- posed to cold and wet. Gleet remained two or three years. Gon. nine years ago. Asserts that he never had gonorrhoea (?); seven years ago suf- fered much scalding in micturition, for which he can assign no cause States (hat he never made so large a stream when a boy as others do ; gon. 20 years ago. Gon. six years ago. Gon. 13 years ago. Gon. twice; last attack about 25 years ago. Gon. several times. Gon. 14 years ago; urethral discbarge fre- quently brought about ou slight irritations. More or less discharge from the urethra is usually present. Present Condition. Difficulty in passing water occurred with the cessation of the discbarge: increased at all times by drinking. Stricture of 42 years' duration ; stream varies much in size. Difficult micturition followed almost immediately ; retention occurred first 10 years ago, relieved by operation in the perineum; fistula. Stream observed to become smaller of late. Stream observed to become smaller since last attack. Retention first occurred after drinking to excess three years ago; stream ob- served to become smaller since; re- tention several times. Retention has followed exposure to cold and wet; instruments have been passed with much force. •'No difficulty in making water until about two years ago; much deposit in the urine at that time ; stream has become smaller ever since. Symptoms of stricture first observed five years ago ; always aggravated by indisposition of any kind. Retention first followed exposure to wet and cold in this country ; symp toms of stricture now appeared ; much treatment and little improve- ment. stream observed to become smaller soon after; retention has occurred occasionally. First treated for stricture two years ago. Difficulty in passing water followed this. Increased difficulty in micturition for 12 years past; experiences a return of the discharge whenever he drinks freely, or is exposed to wet or cold. Stream has been observed to become smaller ever since; retention first oc- curred two years ago. Retention has occurred whenever he drinks to excess, during the last six years. Stream observed to become smaller about 15 years ago; three years ago retention and perineal section, since which the stream has again dimin- ished. Symptoms of stricture first appeared about 20 years ago, which increase considerably when the uriae is acid. Symptoms of stricture first observed about three years ago. A stricture not very narrow ; retention. Stricture not very narrow; renal dis- ease. Stricture and renal disease. Stricture; retention ; perineal abscess; extravasation of urine. Stricture and reten- tion. Stricture not very narrow; retention. Stricture. Stricture; retention; extravasation, and death. Stricture: retention; perineal abscess. Narrow and obsti- nate stricture; gen- eral health bad. A long and narrow stricture; renal dis- ease ; large calculus in the bladder; death. Narrow urinary death. A stricture, but by no means narrow. stricture; abscesses; Stricture; retention. Stricture and reten- tion. Stricture and reten- tion. No. 3 passes now, but with difficulty. Stricture not very narrow; retention. Stricture not very narrow.