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Excerpt from The Chirurgical Works of Percivall Pott, F. R. S., Surgeon to St. Bartholomew's Hospital, Vol. 3 of 3: A New Edition With His Last Corrections, to Which Are Added, a Short Account of the Life of the Author, a Method of Curing the Hydrocele by Injection, and Occational Notes and Observations
The caustic, upon the rational principle of which I am now speaking, viz. That of abolishing the cavity of the tunica vaginalis, has been practised by many; and that with such success as to induce some to think it the best and most eligible method. Among these is Mr. Else, who has lately published his Opinion on the subject.
The introduction of suppurative medicines, by means of a tent, was practised by some of even our remote predecessors; and, as they tell us, with success, even in complicated cases.
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