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other antiseptic, the patient is anaesthetized and placed in 

 the dorsal position, laparotomy being performed as alread}' 

 described. The site of the cutaneous incision in the male is 

 either in the median line immediateh' in front of the penis, 

 or else in the flank a little to the right or left of that organ, 

 and in the female in the median line immediately in front 

 of the edge of the pehis. 



Fig. 164. — The Bladder exposed to show the Site of Incision for 

 Supra-pubic Lithotomy in the Male. 



The bladder is carefully raised and drawn into the wound, 

 where it is packed round with aseptic lint, and, if con- 

 sidered necessary, held in position by a loop of silk passed 

 through its muscular and serous coats, but not through 

 the mucous membrane. A longitudinal incision is made 

 down its centre in the least vascular portion, as near as 

 possible directly over the stone. This is carefully removed 

 with forceps, after having been first broken up with a litho- 



