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Title: Buffalo medical journal
Year: 1906 (1900s)
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Subjects: Medicine
Publisher: Buffalo, N.Y. : (s.n.)
Contributing Library: The College of Physicians of Philadelphia Historical Medical Library
Digitizing Sponsor: The College of Physicians of Philadelphia and the National Endowment for the Humanities

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has had no recurrence. In conclusion I desire my colleagues to give this admirableremedy a fair test in appropriate cases, and I feel confident thatit will elicit their hearty approval. 62 Boston Street. CLINICAL REPORTS. 357 CLINICAL REPORTS. Report of Four Cases. By L. G. HANLEY, M. D.. Ph. D.. Buffalo, N. Y. Surg-eon to the Buffalo Hospital of the Sisters of Charity; Surg-eon to the EmergrencyHospital; Chief Obstetrician to St. Marys Infant and Maternity Hospital;Consulting Obstetrician to Erie County Hospital; ClinicalProfessor of Obstetrics, University of Buffalo. MUCOID DEGENERATION OF MUCOUS MEMBRANE OF THE APPENDIX Ed. B. Age 37. Boiler maker. U. S. Parents dead.Father killed. Mother died of pulmonary tuberculosis. Threesisters and one brother died of tuberculosis. Never had anysickness until twelve years ago when he had inflammation of thebowels, with obstruction. At that time, he reports, that hi?bowels did not move for nine days and his physicians thoughtthat he would die.
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Hanley: Mucoid Degcneration of Appendix. One month from time of this attack he resumed work andhas continued to follow his avocation up to three weeks priorto coming under my care, which was November 9, 1^)05. Dur-ing those three weeks he had pain in right side in region of ap-pendix, eructations of gas and distress after eating and has lostin weight during these three weeks, twenty-two pounds. Hepreferred not to eat rather than sufi:er pain. Patient prepared for operation. Kidneys, lungs and heart 3S8 CLINICAL REPORTS. in g-ood condition. Pulse and temperature normal. Leukocytecount 7,000. There is pain upon pressure two inches below nor-mal portion of appendix, and one inch toward median line. Onopening- the abdomen a mass three and one-half inches long andone and one-quarter inches thick, w^hich proves to be the appen-dix, was delivered. The meso-appendix with cord-like adhe-sions cncircle(J the entire mass. Specimen removed and pat-ient put to bed. Left hospital sixteen days after

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