Visible Pulsation of the Arteria Centralis Retinae in a Case of Incompetency of the Aortic Valves

Abstract

THE BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL. 723 a specimen of the same kind, which is very interesting. The patient was in this hospital, and you will find all the particulars in the Museum Catalogue, Series xi, No. 4. This man had, it was evident, extensive laceration of the kidney, from which he quite recovered ; but two or three months afterwards he died of typhoid fever, and the healed laceration of the kidney was fogad. There can be no doubt about this case. I have given you already the plan of treatment which you should adopt when peritonitis ensues in these cases. But when the laceration is at the back of the kidney, and diffuse cellular inflammation occurs in the loin, you must make a free incision to prevent burrowing. The treatment of lacerated kidney is, for the most part, as I have told you, very simple; but much to my surprise, a new plan of treatment was given to me some years ago when I was examiner at the Army Board. It was to " to cut out the injured organ-an operation which has not unfrequently been performed with success"! This answer was given to me in writing by a gentleman who possessed two diplomas! I need not tell you that this treatment I would not advise you to follow. This patient, as I have said, is going out tomorrow ; but he has been warned to be very careful in everything, but especially as to walking and going about much, owing to the injury which I suspect he met with about the pelvis.