On Rhubarb in Hæmorrhoids

Pathological and Therapeutical Observations on Hæmorrhoids

Operative Treatment of Hæmorrhoids

Operation.-?On 24tli February last, after an enema had been given in order to clear the lower gut, lie was laid on the left side, knees drawn in. Dr. Arnold's combined duckbill and bivalve speculum was introduced into the rectum. The tumours were seized with pile forceps and their pedicles were tied with silk thread. Acidum Garbolicum Glaciate (m ii) was injected in each of them. An oiled lint ...

Rhubarb: the wondrous drug

CLIFFORD M. FOUST, Rhubarb: the wondrous drug, Princeton University Press, 1992, pp. xxii, 371, illus., £27.50 (0-691-08747-4) Children in Russia during the 1960s were fully aware of the existence of rhubarb which, together with castor oil, was one of the staple home medicines. Attitudes varied according to the method of administration. The lucky ones consumed it as compotes and kissels, others...

Blockage of the Inferior Hæmorrhoidal Nerve for Operation on Hæmorrhoids

I. Anatomy TWo sphincters guard the anal canal, the external sphincter and the internal sphincter. The external sphincter.?The external .sphincter is composed of the subcutaneous part, the superficial part, and the profundus or the deep part. The subcutaneous part is composed of muscle fibres surrounding the anal orifice, and is intimately connected with the skin. It is supplied by perineal bra...

The Modern Treatment of Hæmorrhoids

The author essays to bring before the reader the whole subject of haemorrhoids, especially with regard to the modern treatment. The first nine chapters deal with a description of the affection, its pathology and diagnosis. Seven chapters are set aside for the discussion of the various methods of treatment, therapeutic, operative, by injection-,, by radium, and electrotherapeutic. The last three...