548 ESSAYS and OBSERVATIONS 



er. The fituatioii of the flone rendered 

 the ufual method of operating altoge- 

 ther impradlicable, and determined me 

 to cut upon the gripe •, upon laying hold 

 of the ftone with the forceps, and endea- 

 vouring to extradl it in the ordinary- 

 manner, I found it was impoflible to 

 bring it away without either breaking the 

 ilone, or lacerating the parts ; and, upon 

 feeling very carefully with my finger in 

 ano, I fufpeded that the fto«e within the 

 bladder was conrjeifted with that in the 

 "urethra, and that there was a neceflity 

 for enlarging the internal incifion as far 

 as prudence could perinit. I then ilid a 

 narrow biilory along the fide ot the 

 ftone, till 1 had reafon to think that the 

 ftridure was removed ; and, upon a fe- 

 cond attempt with the forceps, the ftone 

 was eafily extracSlcd in the form you fee 

 it. 



The patient had a very favourable 

 recovery ; and, what is moft furprifing, 

 ia the courfe of two months, the fphinc-^ 

 ter recovered its natural powers 't and he 



retained 



