"THE CATGUT LIGATURE."

Hæmorrhage from a Ruptured Aneurism of the Femoral Artery at Poupart's Ligament; Ligature of Both the External Iliac and Femoral Arteries by Carbolized Catgut; Recovery

Sk.iniba.sii Puodha.n, aged 29, a Hindoo, was admitted into tlie Medical College Hospital, Calcutta, on the 13th November, 1872, with haemorrhage resulting from the giving way of the sac of an aneurism of the femoral artery of the left side, close to its origin. The patient, on his admission, stated that about four months ago (i.e., in the beginning of August) lie fell from the deck of a ship i...

Silk, Catgut, and Wound Infections *

Whether absorbable or non-absorbable suture material should be used in the repair of wounds has long been a highly controversial subject. Popular favor has swung from one extreme to the other repeatedly in the last century. Lord Lister was responsible for the initial popularity of catgut, just as Kocher was one of the first to abandon its use in favor of a non-absorbable material, i.e., silk. H...

Buried Silk, Catgut and Strabismus Sutures.

Ligature of Carotid Artery

Sik,?I shall feel obliged if you kindly publish this case in your esteemed Gazette. Ananta, a Hindu male, an inhabitant of Patna, aged 35, was admitted in the Mayo Hospital on the 16tli April 1910, for a swelling of ten months' duration in the upper part of the left side of the neck with a sinus. This swelling was supposed to be due to suppurating gland. He was put under chloroform for the oper...

A Thread Ligature Round the Penis