ILLUSTRATIONS 
[Plates 1 to 4 are drawn from photographs taken at different stages of the operation. 
All plates are arranged head up. The following letters have the same meaning on Plates 
1 to 4: a, ureter; b, gauze impeding the ureter; c, retractor ; d, muscles; d’ muscles retracted ; 
e, cavity left after rolling in of the peritoneum from the parietal wall of the abdomen; f, 
cigarette drainage inserted before completely closing the wound.] 
PLATES 1 To 4 
Operation for the external liberation of the pelvic and iliac portions of the 
ureter. 
PLATE 5 
Showing the condition of the upper third of the ureter after collargol in- 
jection. 
PLATE 6 
Showing the upper third of the ureter containing the collargol solution and 
the middle and lower thirds of the ureter completely devoid of the 
solution. 
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