The Journal of the Minnesota State Medical Association and the Northwestern Lancet, 1906, Vol. 25

Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Journal of the Minnesota State Medical Association and the Northwestern Lancet, 1906, Vol. 25: A Semimonthly Medical Journal Dr. Lyman skeen, In: I have seen a good deal of work along this line, and will agree with others that the case is surgical, and it is not an uncommon thing to resort to total extirpation of the sack. Many cases of this type are very refractory, and a relief of the con dition entirely is not uncommon. Dr. A. E. Lyons: As Dr. Brick says, I think he does right in those cases in using large probes. Many of our cases of such stricture can be opened up and cured by the use of Bowman's probes. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.