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inverted. The mesenter}' was drawn together with a con- 

 tinuous suture. The gut was then bathed in hot antiseptic 

 water and returned, the abdominal wall being treated as 

 alread}' described for an ordinary laparotomy. 



Thirty -two dogs were operated upon b\' this method, 

 pieces of from 4 to 13 inches being excised. Only two 

 deaths occurred, and one of these might reasonably be attri- 

 buted to other causes than the enterectomy. It must not. 



Fig". 136. — ^Operation half completed (Dog's Bowel). 



AA, Arteries ligatured ; BB, arterial loops ; C, gap in mesentery ; D, double 

 turn : E, cut margins of gut ; GG, gut. 



ho\\e\er, be forgotten that these were comparatively health}' 

 animals, none of them suffering at the time from disease of 

 the intestine. 



The sequelae as reported were excellent, the animals after- 

 wards rapidly putting on flesh ; but Mr. Jordan does not 

 appear to have kept them under observation for more 

 than about six months to see ^\•hether or not stricture 

 resulted. 



The after-treatment consisted in the above cases in dieting 



