A Series of Cases Resembling Paralytic Ileus
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was no rigidity, his pulse remained 80 and his temperature normal. He however complained of more severe pain so I decided to do a laparotomy. The operation was done that morning under chloroform. On opening the abdomen free blood stained fluid escaped at once (I suppose in all there were 2 pints of free fluid) ; the small intestines in large distended coils, purple in colour, evacuated themselves and
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