...diagnosis in the abdomen is very- far from being possible. He also says that, in -every case of disease of the abdomen or pelvis in which the health is destroyed...or life threatened, and in which the condition is evi-dently not due to malignant disease, an exploration of the cavity should be made. It frequently...

...followed by results both brilliant and successful. He lias laid down the following Surgical law, " That in every case of disease in the abdomen or pelvis,...disease, an exploration of the cavity should be made," and considers that the abdominal cavity may be opened in such cases with " perfect safety." His operation...

...which until three years ago seemed hopelessly inclosed, that I venture to lay down a surgical law, that in every case of disease in the abdomen or pelvis,...evidently due to malignant disease, an exploration af the cavity should be made." — Mr. Lawson Tait, in "Pathology and Treatment of Diseases of Ovaries."...

...hands." Drs. Bantock, Barnes, Savage and others hold strongly to the same views. , Mr. Lawson Tait says, "that in every case of disease in the abdomen or pelvis,...disease, an exploration of the cavity should be made." Again, quite recently, he says : " Absolute accuracy of diagnosis in the abdomen is very far from being...

...repeated use of a valvular speculum which stretched the upper portion of the passage. — T. A . Emmett. In every case of disease in the abdomen or pelvis,...disease, an exploration of the cavity should be made. — Laicson Tait. In early infancy, extreme old age, and longcontinued organic disease, the ova are...

...in which any of the foregoing conditions are reasonably suspected, and in all cases " of disease of the abdomen or pelvis in which the health is destroyed or life threatened, or in which the condition is not evidently due to " irremovable " malignant disease." — Provincial...

...methods. In regard to explor.atory incision he said, it should be advised in all cases of diseases of the abdomen or pelvis in which the health is destroyed or life threatened, or in which the condition is not evidently due to irremovable malignant disease. Dr. JC Sexton, of...

...December 22, 1884. Mr. Editor: — Mr. Lawson Tate has laid down the following as a surgical law : "In every case of disease in the abdomen or pelvis,...disease, an exploration of the cavity, should be made." This advice to the medical profession I am sure is quite well known, but not acted upon as often as...

...injunction to exploratory surgery was labeled, was as follows: "I venture to lay down a surgical law that in every case of disease in the abdomen or pelvis,...disease, an exploration of the cavity should be made." Quoted in Harvey Graham, Eternal Eve (London: Hutchinson, 1960), 269-270. There were those who disapproved...

...success in the removal of ovarian tumors." The author then lays down this surgical law in italics, "that in every case of disease in the abdomen or pelvis,...disease, an exploration of the cavity should be made." And in support of this law he educes his own experience. From November i, 1880, to August 5, 1882,...