Excerpt from Observations on Some of the Principal Diseases of the Rectum and Anus: Particularly Stricture of the Rectum, the Hemorrhoidal Excrescence, and the Fistula in Ano On the subject of the removal of the he morrhoidal excrescence, the result of my ex perience has been somewhat different from what I had been led to expect by the writers who have treated of this affection. I have not always found it a secure and safe operation. Other surgeons also have met with instances of great danger, and even death, produced by the free extirpation of these tumors. I have endeavoured to suggest some other modes of treating the disease, or so to modify the operation, as to render it less serious and less objectionable. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.