A Hand-Book of Surgery for Students and Practitioners. C. 2 (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1904 Excerpt: ...caries, gangrene). Formation of a new artery from the sac by suturing after laying open the aneurysm and turning out the clot is proposed by Matas in selected cases (popliteal aneurysm). Prognosis.--Guarded. Natural terminations: (a) Spontaneous cure (rare); (b) death by rupture of the sac (externally into a mucous canal, serous cavities); from pressure (esophagus, thoracic duct (inanition); trachea, phrenic, pneumogastric nerves (asphyxia); bones (vertebrae, neuralgia, meningitis). Surgical treatment may be followed by death from secondary hemorrhage, pyemia, septicemia, embolism, gangrene. Special Aneurysm of--(i) Thoracic aorta: Medical treatment; may tie subclavian, left common carotid; injection. (2) Innominate: Medical treatment; distal ligation (carotid, subclavian, or axillary). (3) Carotid: Compression: digital pressure, distal ligation (Brasdor's or Wardrop's method), proximal ligation, and amputation. (4) Axillary: Compression (digital, instrumental), digital ligation (Brasdor's method). (5) Brachial: Compression, ligation (Hunter's, Antyllus' method). (6) Iliac: Compression, ligation. (7) Femoral: Compression, ligation (Hunter's method). (8) Popliteal: Compression (elastic, flexion, instrumental); ligation (Hunter's method). ARTERIAL VARIX. Definition.--Simultaneous elongation and dilatation of an artery. CIRSOID ANEURYSM. Definition.--Simultaneous dilatation and elongation of a number of arteries, (a) Racemose aneurysm, parallel arteries affected; (b) aneurysm by anastomosis, anastomosed arteries affected. Etiology.--Injury to vasomotor nerves. Symptoms.--Irregular (tortuous), compressible (doughy) tumor of bluish hue, having a superficial cooing bruit; local elevation of temperature. Seats.--Face, scalp, tongue, extremities, internal organs, b...