Edinburgh Medical Journal, Volume 10, Part 1Oliver and Boyd, 1865 |
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Page 439 - Watson refers to the production of amaurosifl without visible change in the eye, in consequence, apparently, of irritation of the dental nerves, the blindness ceasing after the extraction of some teeth which had grown irregularly. He quotes, from Mr. Lawrence, an interesting case, in which the extraction of a carious tooth, with a splinter of wood projecting from one of its fangs, procured the restoration of the sight of the eye of the same side, which had been entirely lost for thirteen months....
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Page 216 - ... wire might be removed. Meanwhile, it has not caused suppuration, or impeded the union of the •wound, which ought, therefore, by this time, to be completely healed ; and more important still, the artery is not cut through, as by the ligature, but its coats remain intact, and bleeding is impossible. It will probably be found that the pedicle in ovariotomy may be conveniently dealt with by this method, the arteries being secured individually, and the entire stump also fixed to the abdominal wall...
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