 | Illinois State Medical Society - 1884 - 406 pages
...injure as little lung tissue as possible, but we should also have the shortest possible canal into the cavity ; the shorter the canal is, the easier...natural dread of opening a pleural cavity is founded in theory more than in practice. In not one of the twenty cases now on record, in which pulmonary cavities... | |
 | Christian Fenger - 1912 - 550 pages
...after-treatment I am greatly indebted to Dr. EP Davis, then house surgeon at Cook County Hospital. canalinto the cavity; the shorter the canal is, the...superficial. These will prevent the operation from causing a pyopneumo thorax. It almost seems that, under these particular circumstances, our natural dread of... | |
 | 1884 - 672 pages
...we injure as little lung tissue as possible, and should also have the shortest possible canal into the cavity. Besides, we may reasonably expect to find...prevent the operation from causing a pyopneumothorax. The incision should be made parallel with the ribs, one or more of which should be resected if necessary.... | |
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... the cavity ; the shorter the canal is, the easier will it be to keep it open and to drain off the contents of the cavity. Besides, we may reasonably expect to find pleural adhesions where the cavity is most superficial. These will prevent the operation... 