Treatment of incised wounds of the intestine of small extent; when
larger; enlargement of the external wound when necessary. Intestine or
artery injured to be secured by suture; wound to be reopened. Bleeding
from the mesenteric or epigastric artery; effusion of blood into the
cavity; to be evacuated by enlarging the wound, when in quantity; if
the effusion be a small one, the blood will coagulate, and be absorbed;
suppuration in the abdomen a consequence of the non-absorption or
non-evacuation of blood effused to a large amount; illustrative cases;
treatment. Wounds of the intestines from musket-balls. Illustrative
cases of Captain Smith, Ensign Wright, Mathews, etc. Balls passed per
anum. Remarks. Cases of gunshot wounds of the abdomen occurring during
the Crimean campaign. pp. 508-525