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On the Operative Treatment of Nephritic Calculi

1888; Lippincott Williams & Wilkins; Volume: 8; Linguagem: Inglês

10.1097/00000658-188807000-00007

1528-1140

E Herczel,

Medical History and Research

GENIT0-UR1NARY ORGANS.39 pation or by the Gluck method.In women the catheterization of the ureters through the bladder may be attempted.In cases of calculi and suppurating kidneys an abdominal fistula may first be made and the urine of the bladder and fistula compared.In extra-peritoneal nephrectomy for tumors, abdominal incision or Simon's rectal explora¬ tion may be tried to determine the condition of the remaining kidney.-Deutsch Zeitsch f.Chir.,bd.xxiv; hft. 5 and 6.Henry Koplik (New York). II. On the Operative Treatment of Nephritic Calculi. ByDr. E. Herczel (Heidelberg).The operation of nephrolithotomy was suggested by Czerny in 1880, and first performed by E. Norris the same year.However, in many cases, where nephrolithiasis has long existed, this operation will not suffice, and nephrectomy must be re¬ sorted to.After detailing six cases illustrative of this point-all occuring in last year's service-he arrives at the following conclusions: