of the urinary organs. The three chief conclusions put forward are: (1) that internal urethrotomy, commenced from the end nearest the bladder, is the best treatment of almost all forms of stricture ; (2) the advantages of digital exploration of the bladder, especially in cases of suspected tumour ; (3) that, in almost all cases of vesical calculus, lithotrity is, as the method of extraction, su...

It is, or should be, the ambition of every surgeon who is called to treat cases of vesical calculus, to reduce the number of cutting operations to a minimum. Especially is this true as regards young children, and anything which will tend to facilitate the rapid as well as save evacuation of debris from the bladder after lithotrity, will help to render litholapaxy the routine operation even to t...

B. K. was admitted to this hospital on 30th April, 1924, suffering from the typical symptoms of vesical calculus; he gave the following interesting history. Six months previously he had had an attack of renal colic, which was relieved by some subcutaneous injections, but retention of urine followed; a medical practitioner then passed a rubber catheter and withdrew the urine; he then filled and ...

Intrauterine contraceptive devices (IUCDs) are a common form of reversible contraception owing to fewer systemic side effects and low cost, especially in a developing country like India. However, IUCDs are not without complications. Migration of a device into adjacent organs is the most morbid of all the documented complications. A patient who presents with a history that suggests loss or disap...