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08-11-2017, 01:13 AM #11Junior Member
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BobH's link to Wikipedia above gave the Weiss Catalogue of Surgical Instruments in the References, and on page 134 is Item 22 a hernia Bistoury looking the very article! Having looked (actually beyond page 134) at this catalogue I shall be ever grateful to modern medicine and the march of progress since 1863...
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08-11-2017, 01:35 AM #12Razor Vulture
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Now just imagine where that thing has been!
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08-11-2017, 01:39 AM #13Senior Member
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Yeah, I read a short bit about using a bistoury to open the bladder up to remove stones. It gave me phantom pains down below imagining it. Originally Posted by Adlestrop
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08-11-2017, 02:12 AM #14Captain ARAD.
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Bear in mind, operations performed with that tool were done without anesthesia by a doctor wearing his unwashed finery that was stiff with dried blood because patients of the time found that comforting. It meant he'd performed many surgeries. Originally Posted by Leatherstockiings
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08-11-2017, 02:13 AM #15Razor Vulture
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