Excerpt from Progressive Medicine, a Quarterly Digest of Advances, Discoveries, and Improvements, in the Medical and Surgical Sciences, Vol. 2: June, 1901; Surgery of the Abdomen, Including Hernia; Gynecology; Diseases of the Blood; Diseases of the Glandular and Lymphatic System; Metabolic Diseases; Ophthalmology How many other 'cases resulted in a similar manner it is impossible to state, as this paper, like all Of the preceding papers by Dr. Phelps, gives practically no final results. The only data given in lieu of the carefully traced after - histories of patients reported by Bassini, H alsted, Bull, De Garmo, and myself are found in the general statement that 'many of my cases I have followed - just what number I do not know; there were thirty cases from 1892 to 1890 that I have seen person ally without relapse. The important point as to the interval between operation and Observation is not mentioned. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.