CONTENTS. vii 



CHAPTER IX. 



Operations on the Mouth, Pharynx and Tongue 77 



Examination 77 



Removal of Foreign Bodies 78 



Operation for Ranula 78 



Scarification of the Tongue 79 



Amputation of the Tongue or a Portion of it 79 



Operations on the Teeth 80 



Scaling and Cleaning 80 



Extraction 81 



CHAPTER X. 



Operations on the Throat 83 



Passing the Probang 83 



(Esophagotomy 83 



Tracheotomy 85 



CHAPTER XI. 



Operations on the Thoracic and Abdominal Walls 87 



Paracentesis Thoracis , - 87 



Paracentesis Abdominis - 88 



Laparotomy 88 



Operation for Obstruction of the Anal Glands go 



Operation for Anal Tumours go 



Operation for Fistula of the Anus 90 



Operation for Hemorrhoids gi 



CHAPTER XII. 



Operations on the Intestines and Abdominal Organs g2 



Gastrotomy 93 



Operation for Intussusception 94 



Operation for Impaction 94 



Enterotomy 9^ 



Enterectomy and Anastomosis of the Intestine 97 



Excision of the Spleen 102 



Removal of Tumours i°4 



Excision of the Omentum 'oS 



Prolapse of the Rectum ; Reduction loS 



Excision '°° 



Operation for Imperforate Anus ■ io7 



CHAPTER XIII. 



Surgical Treatment of Hernia - '08 



General Remarks ^°^ 



Umbilical Hernia ' '° 



Abdominal Hernia ' ^ ' 



