urethra in the cicatrix of the stump during the heallng process; and the freedom from inconvenience and distress which is apt to be caused afterwards by the dribbling of urine over the surface of the scrotum. This method has been adopted with various minor Modifications by different operators. Some divide the operation into two steps?first, establishing the perineal meatus, then removing the pe...

Left forelimbs of adult newts were repeatedly denervated prior to and following amputation. Limb amputations were performed at 7-, 14-, 21-, 27-and 45-day intervals after the initial denervation. Regeneration was found in the sham-denervated and control animals but did not occur in any of the experimental cases; instead cicatrix formation and dermal wound healing ensued. Soft-tissue dedifferent...

Chevalier Jackson and his disciples in pediatric bronchology and esophagology strove to conquer the 3 great illnesses of the early 20th century: lye ingestion with esophageal cicatrix formation, foreign-body aspiration, and tuberculosis. Jackson's successes and legacy were based on teaching through the use of clinical drawings and his improvements in instrumentation, which have saved generation...

Spontaneous external hemorrhage from an umbilical varix is rare. We describe a 40-year-old man with cirrhosis and portal hypertension, who presented with recurrent external bleeding from an umbilical varix. The first episode was controlled by transfixation of the vein under local anesthesia. Contrast-enhanced CT scan demonstrated a hugely distended recanalized umbilical vein arising from the le...

every day. In this state, he consulted Dr. Lettsom and Mr. Heaviside. The cicatrix of the old wound exhibited nothing unusual. It was proposed that a portion of the bone should be removed by the trephine, and the operation was performed. Some serous fluid and blood escaped from between the skull and dura mater. The membrane, however, had not lost its healthy colour. Next day, the pupils of the ...

To the Editor of "The Indian Medical Gazette.' SIR,?Infantile umbilical hernia is a variety commonly met with, but rupture of the cicatrix at this 3pot, with extension of abdominal viscera, are not, I fancy, so often encountered. I accordingly crave a small space in the columns of your valuable paper for the publication of the following :? Bhag Rhuri, a female infant, only eight days old, of Ma...

an epithelial tumour of the scalp above and behind the right ear. The tumour was removed by operation, and cicatrization progressed favorably, until the wound was nearly healed; the growth then commenced to sprout again, raising the cicatrix in a nodulated form. On the 1st July, application of the chloride of zinc was commenced, and the patient was ordered a nitro-muriatic acid mix ? ture and n...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the treatment, perioperative management, and outcome of infants who underwent repair of congenital tracheal stenosis. We hypothesized that early resection and tracheoplasty with early weaning of ventilatory support results in less mucosal injury, and thus better outcome. DESIGN Retrospective study from 1986 to 1996. SETTING Tertiary care children's hospital. PATIENTS...