A practical working handbook in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the genito-urinary system, and syphilis - being the revised and enlarged notes, with additions (1897) (14802291883)

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Title: A practical working handbook in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases of the genito-urinary system, and syphilis : being the revised and enlarged notes, with additions

Year: 1897 (1890s)

Authors: Doughty, F. E. (Francis E.) Holden, George Parker

Subjects: Genitourinary organs Urogenital Diseases Homeopathy

Publisher: Philadelphia : Boericke & Tafel

Contributing Library: Yale University, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library

Digitizing Sponsor: Open Knowledge Commons and Yale University, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library

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ion of the prostate, it does not remove theannoying and dangerous vesical symptoms, which isthe one thing to be accomplished in the successful treat-ment of hypertrophy of the prostate. While, as we have stated, we do not believe elec-tricity reduces the size of a hypertrophial prostate, wedo believe that it can be used to advantage in certainconditions of prostatic enlargement, as a supplement tolocal and hygienic measures. The treatment I use is gen-erally given with the faradic battery, but the galvanicmay be used. It is always better to begin with the faradiccurrent, and if it should not prove successful, try thegalvanic. Great care should be exercised when this isdone, and if any symptoms occur which indicate thatthe treatment is producing irritation, the galvanic cur-rent should be discontinued until all signs of the irrita-tion have disappeared. Of late I have used the electrodewhich I invented for the purpose, and which is hererepresented. It is covered with hard rubber, which

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perfectly prevents the metallic parts from coming incontact with the membrane. The end to be introduced DISEASES OF THE PROSTATE. 193 has a small metal bulb inside the rubber sheath ; inthis sheath are narrow slits, and, as it is much largerthan the metal bulb, it is absolutely impossible for thelatter to come in contact with a fold of the mucousmembrane, no matter how small that fold may be. It is used as follows: Introduce the bulb well upinto the rectum—about two inches, attach a David-sons syringe (40) to the projection seen at the lowersurface of the instrument, and inject water or a salinesolution, which is forced through the hollow tube andthrough the slits of the bulb into the rectum. Thepatient will inform you when the rectum is full, and itis best not to inject too much, as it may be forced backby a spasmodic action of the intestines. This liquidacts as a conductor, and the current acts upon the wholesurface of the rectum, or as far as the liquid has gone. The other, flexi

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