celiotomy
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Following immediately on the announcement of Lord Lister's antiseptic surgical dressing which rendered the invasion of the peritoneal cavity comparatively safe, came the laparotomy or celiotomy mania.
From Appendicitis by Tilden, John Henry
When celiotomy is performed for ruptured bladder, in a manner suggested by the elder Gross, the mortality is much less.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)
Terrilon mentions an instance in which a portion of the liver was removed by ligature after celiotomy.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)
From an experience gained in the case of the President, Romme strongly recommends exploratory celiotomy in all penetrating wounds of the liver.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)
They allowed the case to go twenty-three days, until pains similar to those of labor occurred, and then decided on celiotomy.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)
Repeated Operations.—Franzolini speaks of a woman of fifty on whom he performed six celiotomies between June, 1879, and April, 1887.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Pyle, Walter L. (Walter Lytle)
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