Excerpt from Observations on the Diseases of the Rectum IN this new edition of my Observations on Diseases of the Rectum, all the chapters have been carefully revised and a fresh one added. Such additions to. 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.

Excerpt from On Diseases of the Rectum It was not my wish to criticise the writers who have preceded me; and I have not done so except on one or two occasions, Where it seemed necessary in order to explain my own meaning. From um willingness to extend the limits of the treatise, I have not related detailed cases; but I may assure the reader that there is nothing stated which does not rest upon my own observation. 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.

Excerpt from Practical Observations on Some of the Diseases of the Rectum, Anus, and Contiguous d104ures 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.

Excerpt from Practical Observations on Some of the Diseases of the Rectum, Anus, and Contiguous Textures: Giving Their Nature, Seat, Causes, Symptoms, Consequences, and Prevention, Especially Addressed to the Non-Medical Reader The diseases incidental to the Rectum and Anus are of fra quent occurrence among all classes, and in consequence of their seat, as well as their nature, are perhaps the occasion of more annoyance and of more suffering to the patient than, with few exceptions, any other class of diseases. Of extreme frequency we know of none more difficult to treat successfully, we find none less generally understood, and none in which a rational treatment is of more service. Who will attempt to affirm that they are as well understood as they should be, or that they have been studied with that care and discrimination which their importance demands? Indeed the idea already prevails to a considerable extent, that beyond the treatment of fistula in ano and haemorrhoids, the surgery of the rectum and anus is a sort of land of the Cimmerians, where quacks alone can breathe and humbug darkens the air. But those diseases are as susceptible as any others, of exact observation, of scientific analysis, and of simple and appropriate treatment. It is true, the rapid progress of modern pathology and surgical practice, is daily introducing many improvements, but no successful attempt has yet been made to apply these accumulated and daily accumulating facts to this class of diseases. 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.