CANNULATION OF THE THORACIC DUCT IN MAN

AE Dumont

Abstract


'The contents of the thoracic duct in the
human subject having never been obtained in
sufficient quantity for the purposes of chemical
analysis, I resolved to avail myself of an
opportunity which lately presented itself in
the execution of a criminal at the Old Bailey.
"I was enabled to commence operating upon
the body one hour and a quarter after death
and before it had become cold, although the
thermometer stood considerably below 32°
Fahr., and the body had been exposed on
the scaffold during one hour."


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