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Neck, the Opening of which did not admit more 
than the Tip of one's Finger, with which I felt that 
the Partitions of the Bladder were clofely united, and 
adhered to the Surface of this Stone. 
Thefe melancholy Difcoveries made me very un- 
eafy 5 this particular Structure of the Side of the Bot- 
tom of the Bladder making me fcnfible of the fame 
Impoflibility of introducing my Inftruments, which I 
had met with towards the Perineum. I try’d to 
thruft my Finger by Force between the Stone and 
the Bladder, by fetting the Nail ftrongly againft the 
Stone, and loofening the Bladder from it, which 
feem'd to adhere to it, dilating at the fame rime the 
Bladder with all the Force my Finger was capable of. 
I at laft introduced my Finger to a certain Length, 
with which I loofened the adherent Parts from the 
Stone all along as far as my Finger could reach; then 
I try'd to pafs in my Forceps , afterwards my different 
Scoops, but all in vain. I was for an Inftant believ- 
ing that I could not get it out. This frightful Idea 
made me redouble my Endeavours. 
I begun to dilate again with the Forefinger of my 
left Hand, and, with the fame Finger, and the Thumb 
of my right Hand in the Anns, I violently thruft the 
Stone upwards towards the Belly, after a long and 
painful Labour, both for the Patient and the Ope- 
rator. I introduced upon my Finger, which was 
between the Stone and the Bladder, the fmall Scoop 
of my double Crochet (fee Fig . 11. Tab. IV. Tranf*. 
4 76.): I advanced it quite beyond the Stone, and 
then I began to pull, having wrapp'd fome Linen 
round the Inftrument which hurt me 5 but the Pubis , 
under which the Stone was, caufed an Obftacle, not 
to 
