A Case of Abscess of the Liver Treated by Aspiration

below the nipple to the umbilicus and laterally to a line with the left nipple.^ The intercostal spaces were expanded. The swelling was more prominent under the false cartilages, and over them distinct fluctuation was perceptible. An incision was made one inch outside the line of the niple and under the false cartilages. The smallest needle of the aspirator having been introduced and fluid detected, the biggest trocar and canula was thrust in and the contents syringed out. About 6 pints of fluid were evacuated. The first portion was thin and sanious, but