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Unpublished paper, 'On the application of lithotrity as an operation for the cure of stone illustrated by cases' by W B [William Birmingham] Costello

Reference number: AP/14/4

Date: 27 May 1830

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Costello recounts ten cases of individuals with bladder stones who were cured either by Costello or by [Jean] Civiale through lithotrity, an operation in which stones are broken up and then extracted from the patient.

Minor emendations appear in graphite.

Subject: Surgery

Reference number
AP/14/4
Earliest possible date
27 May 1830
Physical description
Ink on paper
Page extent
26 pages
Format
Manuscript

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Unpublished paper, 'On the application of lithotrity as an operation for the cure of stone illustrated by cases' by W B [William Birmingham] Costello, 27 May 1830, AP/14/4, The Royal Society Archives, London, https://makingscience.royalsociety.org/items/ap_14_4/unpublished-paper-on-the-application-of-lithotrity-as-an-operation-for-the-cure-of-stone-illustrated-by-cases-by-w-b-william-birmingham-costello, accessed on 15 February 2025

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