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Extracts from the Records of the Boston Society for Medical Improvement

1859; Gale Group; Linguagem: English

Wm. Otis Johnson, George H. Gay, Calvin Ellis, Marshall S. Perry, F. S. Ainsworth, R. H. Salter, J. M. Warren, William W. Morland, J. P. Maynard, Dr. S. Mitchell, Dr. R. K. Jones, J. Mason Warren, George H. Gay, George H. Gay, William Read, Buckminster Brown, Buckminster Brown, John Bacon, Calvin Ellis, Geo. H. Gay, J. B. S. Jackson, Samuel Cabot Jr., William W. Morland, J. B. S. Jackson, J. Mason Warren, J. Mason Warren, George H. Gay, Henry G. Clark,

Frontmatter: Extracts from the Records of the Boston Society for Medical Improvement. Essay: Nov. 10th.— Deposit of Carbon in the Inguinal Glands of a Tattooed Subject, Dec. 14th.— Veratrum Viride; Its Influence in Reducing Arterial Excitement, Jan. 11th.— Fluid from a Hydrocele Containing Spermatozoa, July 14th.— Aneurism of the Ascending Aorta, Opening into the Pulmonary Artery; Hypertrophy of the Heart; Peculiar Disease of the Liver; General Dropsy; Death; Autopsy, Dec. 27th.— Fibrous Tumor of the Uterus and of the Broad Ligaments, Aug. 10th.— Thoracentesis in Hydro-Pneumo-Thorax, Sept. 22d.— Hœmaturia; Enlargement of the Prostate, with Fungous Growth into the Cavity of the Bladder, April 27th.— Hypertrophy of the Heart; Contraction of the Mitral Valves; Marked Effects of Digitalis; Death; Autopsy, Jan. 25th.— Compound Fracture and Dislocation of the Astragalus, May 10th.— Renal Calculi, Oct. 12th.— the Rectus Sternalis Muscle, June 8th.— Inguinal Hernia—Strangulation at the Internal Ring—Death in Ten Days, Sept. 28th.— Enlarged Prostate, Case of Hon. Charles Sumner Communicated to the Boston Society for Medical Improvement, Dec. 15th, 1856, Jan. 12th.— Recurrent Tumor of the Orbit, Sept. 27th.— Heart—Interventricular Opening, August 25th.— Breech of a Gun Extracted from the Superior Maxilla after a Lodgement of Eight Years, Excision of the Knee-Joint Communicated to the Boston Society for Medical Improvement, June 14th, Nov. 23d.— Epithelial Cancer of the Thumb, Dec. 8th.— Unusual Case of Fever, Jan. 12th.— Cancer of the Bladder and Surrounding Tissues; of the Lumbar Glands and One of the Ribs, Oct. 26th.—Siliceous Calculus from the Urethra of an Ox, Aug. 23d.— Cancer of the Stomach, Followed by Adhesion to the Abdominal Parietes, and the Formation of an Abscess in the Latter, Dec. 13th.— Rupture, Several Times, of an Ovarian Cyst, and Ultimate Distension of the Peritoneal Cavity by a Substance Resembling Soft Soap, Nov. 24th.— Granular Disease of the Kidneys; Hypertrophy of the Left Ventricle, &c., Jan. 12th.— Encephaloid Disease of the Bladder, Nov. 24th.— Annular Stricture of the Large Intestine, and Its Connection with Ileus, April 13th.— Compound Comminuted Fracture of the Leg; Anterior Tibial Artery Cut off; Delirium Tremens; Erysipelas; Amputation, Dec. 28th.— Cancerous Disease, Feb. 9th.— Erysipelatous Sore Throat, April 27th.— Abdominal Pain Caused by Coffee and Tea, Dec. 7th.— Congenital Fissure of the Sternum, August 11th.— Vicarious Menstruation, Nov. 23d.— Perforation at the Umbilicus; Discharge of a Kernel of Hulled Corn, Feb. 22d.— Adipocere, Aug. 10th.— Clustered Tumors of the Lids, Oct. 13th.— Abscess after Confinement, Jan. 26th.— Etherization in Puerperal Convulsions, April 13.— Encysted Tumors of the Lid, Following the Introduction of Lime into the Eye, Nov. 24th.— Hœmorrhage during Pregnancy, May 11th.— Miscarriage; Unusual Length of the Umbilical Cord, Dec. 28th.— the Influence of the Placenta upon the Development of the Uterus during Pregnancy, Nov. 22d.— Hydrophobia, Spinal Caries, or Angular Curvature Read before the Boston Society for Medical Improvement, March 8th, 1858, May 11th.— Hermaphroditism, Jan. 26th.— Ovarian Disease, Dec. 13th.— Irritability of the Heart, Induced by Contiguity of Inflammation of the Lungs, Oct. 13th.— Impalement upon the Handle of a Pitchfork, Aug. 11th.— Impacted Fracture of the Neck of the Femur, Jan. 26th.— Poisoning by Colchicum, June 9th.— Mammary Fibro-Plastic Tumors, Sept. 22d. Malignant Disease of the Right Ovary, Aug. 25th.— Pleurisy; Great Contraction of the Chest; Autopsy, Feb. 23d.— Fibrous Tumor of the Uterus, Complicated with Ascites, Oct. 25th.— Absence of the Mammary Secretion, Feb. 8th.— Circumscribed Cancer of the Stomach, June 22d.— Perforation of the Gall-Bladder, and Escape of Its Contents into the Peritoneal Cavity, Aug. 10th.— Nitrate of Silver in Asthma, June 22d.— Death from Rupture of the Soft Parts at the Entrance of the Vagina, March 8th.— Tumor of the Larynx, Sept. 13th.— Supra-Condyloid Process of the Humerus, Nov. 23d.— Recurrent Fibro-Plastic Tumor of the Axilla, June 14th.— Aneurism of the Arch of the Aorta, Feb. 23d.—Recurrent Tumor of the Orbit, August 23d.— Gonorrhœa; Abscess of the Penis, Oct. 25th.— Cancer of the Uterus and Its Appendages, May 11th.— Adhesion of the Gall-Bladder to the Duodenum, Followed by Ulceration; the Passage of a Gall-Stone into the Intestine, Causing Obstruction and Death, Tumors in the Parotid Region Communicated to the Boston Society for Medical Improvement, April 13th, 1857, Feb. 22d.— the Advantages of Ether over Chloroform as an Anœsthetic Agent, May 24th.— Calculus Obstructing Labor; Vesico-Vaginal Fistula; Lithotrity through the Fistula, Sept. 28th.— Imperforate Rectum, Aug. 9th.— Tumor from the Penis of a Horse, August 24th.— Malignant Tumor of the Jaw in a Child; Death; Autopsy, Jan. 25th.— Large Fibro-Nucleated Tumor Filling the Left Pleural Cavity, Aug. 23d.— Cancer of the Ascending Colon, Terminating in Perforation and Circumscribed Peritonitis, Dec. 14th.— Remarkable Changes of the Internal Structures of the Eye, March 9th.— Disease of the Brain; Convulsions; Death; Autopsy, June 9th.— Cirrhosis of the Liver, Excision of the Knee-Joint Communicated to the Boston Society for Medical Improvement, June 8th, 1857, Sept. 22d. Partial Fracture of the Neck of the Femur in a Man 44 Years of Age, September 14th.—Vicarious Paralysis, March 9th.— Cancerous Disease of the Pancreas, Case of Monstrosity Two Fœtuses United, Face to Face, from the Umbilicus to the Upper Third of the Sternum, Oct. 11th.— Puerperal Convulsions, Croup in an Adult Tracheotomy—Recovery, Barton's Operation for Straightening the Knee-Joint by Excision of a Wedge-Shaped Bit of Bone, March 8th.— Fragment of Bone in the Urethra, Sickness and Death of Dr. Kane Communicated to the Boston Society for Medical Improvement, March 9th, 1857, Sept. 22d.— Fibro-Plastic Tumor over the Scapula, May 11th.— Pistol Balls Suspended within the Chest by the Pleura; Also the Appearances in the Lungs Eight Years after a Gun-Shot Wound, March 22d.— Cancerous Tumor of the Larynx, August 24th.— a Traumatic Encysted Hœmatocele of the Spermatic Cord, May 24th.— Dislocation of the Tibia and Fibula Backward upon the Os Calcis, July 12th.— Cyclopism in a Pig, Dec. 13th.— Severe Wound of the Left Groin, Sept. 27th.— Nursing after the Operation for Hare-Lip, April 26th.— Thickened Bursa over the Patella, May 11th.— Extensive Ulceration of the Colon, Attended by Comparatively Slight Constitutional Symptoms, and Terminating in Perforation at Several Distinct Points, Three Cases of Membranous Croup Communicated to the Boston Society for Medical Improvement, Dec. 13th, 1858, Dec. 13th.— Diphtheritis Rapidly Terminating in Croup, Dislocation of Both Thighs, One into the Foramen Ovale, the Other on the Dorsum of the Ilium, with Fracture of the Cervix Femoris Communicated to the Boston Society for Medical Improvement, June 8th, 1857, August 23d.— Fibrous Tumor of the Uterus, Nov. 22d.— Poisoning by Arsenic; Conversion of the Arsenic into Sulphide of Arsenic by Decomposition of the Membrane of the Stomach, Sept. 28th.—Fungoid Disease (Villous Cancer) of the Bladder; Echinococci in the Lung, Dec. 28th.— Melanotic Growths upon a Discolored Patch of Skin, Laceration of the Perinæum Read before the Boston Society for Medical Improvement, October 25th, 1858, Jan. 26th.— Absence of the Omo-Hyoid Muscle, August 23d.— Osteo-Cancer of the Femur, May 11th.—Polypus of the Rectum, August 24th.— Typhoid Fever; Death from Hœmorrhage, Oct. 25th.— Decidua Thrown off in Menstruation, May 10th.— Epithelial Cancer of the Glans Penis, July 14th.—Colloid Disease of the Stomach; Absence of Vomiting; Ascites, June 23d.— Purpura Hemorrhagica, Nov. 24th.— Poisoning from Belladonna Plaster, Sept. 13th.— Hepatic Abscess, Communicating with the Right Lung; Operation; Discharge of Twelve Pints of Pus, Aug. 11th.— Disease of the Kidney, Nov. 10th.— Hœmorrhagic Diathesis, Dec. 27th.— Puerperal Peritonitis; Treatment Palliative and Expectant; Recovery, July 28th.— Severe Injury to the Head, Followed by Hernia Cerebri; Death; Autopsy, May 11th.— Siliceous Calculi from the Bladder of an Ox, August 23d.—Encephaloid Disease of the Head of the Radius, Sept. 27th.— Strangulated Hernia; Apparent Reduction; Death; Hernia Found Unreduced, with Rupture of the Intestine, Dec. 28th.— Knots in the Umbilical Cord, Nov. 22d.— Fibroid and Fatty Degeneration of the Placenta, May 24th.— Rupture of the Perineal Artery in Labor; Laceration of the Perinœum, July 14th.— Cirrhosis of the Liver; Granular Disease of the Kidneys; Valvular Disease of the Heart; Death; Autopsy, May 11th.— Calcareous Concretions from the Scrotum, Ejection of Numerous Lumbrici from the Mouth: Impaction of the Small Intestine with Lumbrici Read before the Boston Society for Medical Improvement, June 8th, 1857, Feb. 8th.— Tumors of the Upper Lid. (Malignant ?), Dec. 14th.— Large Encephaloid Tumor Arising from the inside of the Stomach; Symptoms Comparatively Mild, Nov. 23d.— Imperforate Anus and Absence of the Rectum, May 24th.— Occlusion of the Uterus, March 8th.— Scarlet Fever Followed by Chicken Pox; Fatty Tumor upon the Head, June 9th.— Vesication of the Epithelial Layer of the Cornea, May 25th.—Bronzed Skin; Disease of the Supra-Renal Capsules, May 24th.— Laceration of the Perinœum, Occurring during Labor in a Girl 13 Years Old; Conception Having Taken Place at 12 Years and 3 Months, Oct. 27th.— Amputation of the Finger by a Finger-Ring, Nov. 24th.— Cystic Tumors, Nov. 9th.—Chronic Ulceration of the Duodenum in a Child Five Years of Age, Terminating in Fatal Hœmorrhage; Pleurisy with Effusion, April 27th.— Diffuse Inflammation of the Deeper-Seated Tissues of the Thigh; Purulent Absorption; Autopsy, Cauterization of the Interior of the Uterus for Polypus Read before the Boston Society for Medical Improvement, August 24th, 1857, Oct. 27th.— Ovarian Disease, Nov. 22d.— Double Femoral Hernia; Strangulation of the Right Side; Operation, Nov. 24th.— Obscure Affection of the Stomach, at First Supposed Carcinomatous, Oct. 12th.— Apoplexy, July 27th.— Reducible Hernia Strangulated by Twisting in the Sac, Nov. 22d.— the Ductus Venosus, Jan. 12th.— Hœmorrhoids Cured by the Removal of a Foreign Body from the Rectum, Feb. 23d.— Growth of a Horn, Sept. 8th. Nephritis; Pyelitis; Villous Cancer of the Bladder, Jan. 25th.— Vesical Calculus, Jan. 11th.—Stellate Crack of the Radius at the Wrist, Aug. 25th.— Fracture of the Neck of the Femur within the Capsule, April 12th.— Wound of the Liver, June 9th.— Glandular Hypertrophy of the Breast of 28 Years Duration, Feb. 22d.— Leucocythœmia, Jan. 25th.— Inoculation of Secondary Syphilis, Dec. 28th.— Bronzed Skin; the Supra-Renal Capsules Apparently Normal, Sept. 27th.— Inflammation of the Sublingual Gland, July 28TH.— Rupture of the Uterus, Resulting Fatally, Feb. 23d.— Ovariotomy, and the Other Operations for Ovarian Disease, March 23d.— Excision of the Tonsils, June 14th.— Hœmorrhage from the Umbilicus; Hœmaturia; Ranula upon the Left Side; Recovery, Oct. 12th.— Imperforate Anus, June 9th.— Encephaloid Disease of the Stomach, Aug. 24th.— Hœmorrhage from a Pelvic Abscess Opening into the Uterus, June 22d.— Lichen Annulatus Solitarius, Jan. 12th.— Aneurism of the Ascending Portion and Arch of the Aorta; Absorption of Parts of the Sternum and Ribs; Death; Autopsy, Nov. 23d.— Cancer of the Liver, Feb. 22d.— Primary Cancer of the Bladder, April 26th.— Congenital Umbilical Hernia, Dec. 27th.— Large Gall-Bladder, Jan. 26th.— Digitalis in Certain Affections of the Bowels, May 24th.— Extensive Softening of the Brain; Apoplexy; Remarkable Absence of the Usual Symptoms, Nov. 22d.— Hysteria in the Male, August 9th.— Cysts from the Cavity of the Arachnoid, Nov. 23d.— Fibrous Tumor of the Uterus, Dec. 27th.— Typhoid Fever; Perforation of the Intestine about the Twelfth Day; Death Forty-Eight Hours after the Perforation, Jan. 12th, 1857.— Puerperal Fever Followed by Phlegmasia Dolens, Feb. 9th.— Expulsion of a Lumbricus with a Dress Hook Attached, Jan. 11th, 1858.— Cancer of the Breast, from a Nursing Woman, July 12th.— Case of Monstrosity; Closure of Both Ears; Imperforate Anus; Double Fissure of the Plate, July 28TH.— Cancer of the Lung, Pericardium and Heart, Jan. 12th.— Phlegmonous Erysipelas Affecting the Whole Leg; the Suppuration Being Confined to Clusters of Varicose Veins, July 27th.— Disease of the Male Breast, Oct. 26th.— Excessive Nausea during Pregnancy Relieved by Cauterizing the Cervix Uteri, Aug. 9th.— Partial Separation of the Placenta; Delivery at the Eighth Month, Sept. 13th.— Congenital Structure of the Anus, Pustular Eruption of the Skin; the Pustules Containing Larvæ Read before the Boston Society for Medical Improvement, September 28th, 1857, April 27th.— Typhoid Fever; Death from Hœmorrhage from the Bowels; Sacculated Bladder, Oct. 27th.— Ovariotomy, Sept. 13th.— Ascites in Connection with Acute Inflammation of the Vena Porta, Inflammation and Abscesses of the Lung Caused by Closure of the Primary Bronchus Communicated to the Boston Society for Medical Improvement, Sept. 8th, 1856, April 27th.— Tubular Pregnancy, Feb. 22d.— Compound Fracture of the Ankle-Joint; Amputation, Dec. 22d.— Melanosis of the Left Eye and Orbit, May 24th.— Fracture of the Base of the Skull, and Rupture of the Opposite Side of the Brain, Aug. 23d.— Large Ovarian Tumor; Operation; Result Unfavorable, Nov. 8th.— Communicability of Secondary Syphilis, August 24th.— Uterine Hydatids, Feb. 9th.— General Affection Produced by the Application of Atropine to the Eye, July 14th.— Convulsions after Vaccination, April 13th.— Tumor from the Back of the Head, Feb. 9th.— Tracheotomy for the Removal of a Pebble from the Trachea, Dec. 27th.— Wound of the Left Nympha in a Pregnant Woman; Profase Hœmorrhage, Sept. 22d.— Poisoning by the Cyanide of Potassium, Oct. 26th.— Apoplexy, May 25th.— Tumor of the Face and Orbit; Apparently Malignant, June 9th.— Ventral Hernia, Laryngeal Croup in a Boy Eight Years Old— Tracheotomy— Recovery Read before the Boston Society for Medical Improvement, January 11th, 1858, Influence of the Placenta upon the Development of the Uterus during Pregnancy Read before the Boston Society for Medical Improvement, December 28, 1857, July 26th.— Tumors of the Omentum, Nov. 9th.— Cancer of the Uterus; Sacs Containing Albuminous Fluid, Involving the Psoas Muscle, Nov. 23d.— Unusual Case of Varicose Aneurism, Membranous Croup Membrane in the Larynx, Trachea and Smaller Bronchi; Its Absence in Back Part of the Mouth; Tracheotomy; …, Nov. 22d.— Deep-Seated Wen of the Neck, Jan. 12th.— Abscess of the Liver Opening into the Right Lung, Dec. 14th.— Bronzed Skin; Atrophy of the Supra-Renal Capsules, Oct. 11th.— Disease of the Heart in Consequence of Violent Exertion in Running, Feb. 23d.— Unusual Sequela of Scarlet Fever, Case of Impalement upon a Hay-Hook Read before the Boston Society for Medical Improvement, July 27th, 1857, Sept. 27th.— Stone in the Bladder, Apparently Congenital; Great Suffering; Stone Adherent; Lithotomy; Cure, Dec. 13th.— Ovarian Dropsy, April 27th.— Discharge from the Vagina of Numerous Large Bodies of Epithelial Formation, June 8th.— Cancer of the Stomach Terminating in Perforation, June 9th.—Cancer of the Liver and Stomach, Oct. 25th.— Membranous Croup; Tracheotomy; Re-Formation of the Membrane; Death, April 13th.— Complete Absence of the Vagina and Uterus, Jan. 11th.— a Case of "Acephalous Fœtus, " in Which Some of the Abdominal Organs Were Found in the Posterior Mediastinum, and a Portion of Intestine Had Passed through an Opening in the Bodies of the Vertebrœ so as to Appear upon the Back, Oct. 13th.— Cysticercus Cellulosus, Dec. 27th.— Dislocation of the Transparent Crystalline Lens into the Anterior Chamber, May 26th.— Ovum Blighted and Retained, Sept. 14th.— Pelvic Abscess, Sept. 28th.— Disease of the Eye, Probably Cancerous, May 25th.— Foreign Body from the Urethra, August 23d.— Myeloid Disease of the Ankle-Joint, Oct. 25th.— Poisoning by Phosphorus, Cases of Talipes, or Club-Foot Read before the Boston Society for Medical Improvement, Dec. 28th, 1857, May 25th.— Stone in the Bladder, Jan. 25th.— Asphyxia from Imperfect Combustion of Gas, Aug. 23d.— Tœnia Solium, Membrane in the Nose, Back Part of the Mouth, Larynx, Trachea and Bronchi. Tracheotomy. Recovery, Stramonium in Puerperal Convulsions Read before the Boston Society for Medical Improvement, March 9th, 1857, June 28th.— Trephining the Lower Jaw for Neuralgia, June 23D.— Supposed Poisoning by Copper, Dec. 22d.— Etherization in Puerperal Convulsions, Feb. 23d.— Fusion of the Contiguous Surfaces of a Loop of the Umbilical Cord, Feb. 8th.— Malignant Disease of the Uterus; Cystic Disease of the Iliac Muscle, June 28th.— Execution of Magee, Feb. 22d.— Fatty Degeneration of the Muscles of the Leg, Surgical Cases Large Fatty Tumor of the Left Thigh, Jan. 12th.— Vesical Calculus in a Woman, Extracted by the Urethra; Death; Autopsy, June 9th.— Excision of the Elbow-Joint, Sept. 8th.— Advantages of Chloroform as an Anœsthetic, Oct. 26th.— Operation for Internal Piles with the Ecraseur, Jan. 26.— Oxyde of Zinc in the Sweating of Phthisis, Jan. 26th.— Calculus from a Mink; Probably from the Urinary Bladder, Nov. 22d.— Tumor of the Choroid; Melanosis, August 25th.— Ovum Containing Twin Fœtuses; Bifurcation of the Umbilical Cord, July 26th.— Fibrous Tumor of the Stomach, Feb. 8TH.— Glucosuria, Feb. 23d.— Ossified Fibrous Tumors of the Uterus, June 9th.—Transformed Bursal Tumor of the Knee, Asphyxia from Imperfect Combustion of Gas [Committee's Report of the Case, Read before the Boston Society for Medical Improvement, Feb. 8th, 1858], Peculiar Form of Spina Bifida, with Imperforation of the Duodenum and Rectum Communicated to the Boston Society for Medical Improvement, Sept. 13th.— Scrofulous Disease of the Entire Humerus; Rapid Progress; Sub-Periosteal Abscess; Amputation at the Shoulder-Joint; Recovery, Dec. 14th.— Tubular Pregnancy, Feb. 8th.— Ascaris Lumbricoides of Unusual Size, May 24th.— Softening of the Brain; Absence of Many of the Usual Symptoms of Such Lesion; Angina Pectoris; Disease of the Coronary Arteries, May 26th.— Contraction of the Mitral Valve, Aug. 10th.— Osteoid Cancer of the Head of the Tibia, August 9th.— Short Umbilical Cord, June 8th.—Kick of a Horse; Rupture of the Small Intestine; Death, June 22d.— Calculus Composed of Cystine, August 10th.— Hair-Ball from the Stomach of a Bullock, Sept. 22d. Larvœ of the Musca Vomitoria, or Flesh Fly, from the Ear of a Child, March 23d.— Painful Crepitation of Tendons, Aug. 23d.— Yellow Fever in Boston, May 25th.—Intermaxillary Bone from a Child with Double Hare-Lip. Table of contents: Index, Contents of Supplement.