gastrotomy
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Two weeks later, gastro-peritoneal symptoms presented, and as the stick was located, gastrotomy was proposed; the patient, however, would not consent to an operation.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Walter L. (Walter Lytle) Pyle
Wilson mentions an instance of gastrotomy which was performed for the extraction of a fork swallowed sixteen years before.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Walter L. (Walter Lytle) Pyle
De Diemerbroeck mentions the fact that a knife ten inches long was extracted by gastrotomy, and placed among the rarities in the anatomic chamber of the University at Leyden.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Walter L. (Walter Lytle) Pyle
Billroth mentions an instance of gastrotomy for the removal of swallowed artificial teeth, with recovery; and another case in which a successful esophagotomy was performed.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Walter L. (Walter Lytle) Pyle
After it had been lodged in this position for seven weeks and two days gastrotomy was performed, and the knife extracted; the patient recovered.
From Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by Walter L. (Walter Lytle) Pyle
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