Excerpt from Practical Lithotomy and Lithotrity, or an Inquiry Into the Best Modes of Removing Stone From the Bladder From Dr. Keith, of Aberdeen, whom I regard as pos sessing as large an experience as any man living in this country, since he has Operated on more than 800 cases, I have received most important aid. For his extreme kind ness in freely placing at my disposal the history of each one of these cases, and all the leading particulars respect ing it, noted while the patient was under his care, my most grateful acknowledgments are due. 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.