Zeidler reports three cases of wound of the liver in which
recovery ensued. The hemorrhage in one case was arrested by the
tampon, and in the other by the Pacquelin cautery.
McMillan describes a man of twenty who was kicked by a horse over
the liver and rupturing that organ. A large quantity of offensive
fluid was drawn off from the liver, and the man recovered. Frazer
reports a case of rupture of liver and kidney in a boy of
thirteen who was squeezed between the tire and driving chain of a
mill, but who recovered despite his serious symptoms. Allen
mentions recovery after an extensive incised wound of the
abdomen, liver, and lung. Massie cites an instance of gunshot
wound of the right hypochondrium, with penetration and protrusion
of the liver. The patient, a boy of seven, recovered after
excision of a small part of the protruding liver. Lawson Tait has
incised the liver to the extent of three inches, evacuated two
gallons of hydatids, and obtained successful recovery in ten
weeks.
There are several cases of wound of the liver followed by
recovery reported by surgeons of the United States Army.
Whitehead mentions a man of twenty-two who on June 3, 1867, was
shot in the liver by a slug from a pistol.
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