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RefNoCLP/12ii/35
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TitlePaper, 'Two chirurgical questions stated and answered' by John Douglas
Date[1727]
DescriptionDouglas discusses the possibility of treating those who are unable to undergo a standard bladder stone removal by creating a fistula in the perineum, and whether said fistula could ultimately be enlarged to enable extraction of the stone from the bladder.

Subject: Surgery

Published in Philosophical Transactions as 'Two chirurgical questions, stated and answered'.

Read at the Royal Society on 19 October 1727.
Extent8p
FormatManuscript
PhysicalDescriptionInk on paper
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AccessStatusOpen
RelatedMaterialDOI: 10.1098/rstl.1727.0010
Printed in 'Philosophical Transactions', vol 35 (1727), p 318
RelatedRecordRBO/13/10
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CodePersonNameDates
NA2825Douglas; John (- 1743); surgeon - 1743
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