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Historical Bibliography Updated: June 17, 2026

Ectropia vesicae (absence of the anterior walls of the bladder and pubic abdominal parietes); operation for directing the orifices of the ureters into the rectum; temporary success; subsequent death; autopsy.

Publication Details

Lancet, 2, 568-70. 1852 CE.

First uretero-intestinal anastomosis.

Thematic Classifications

Catalog MetadataReference Information
Entry Number#4169.1
Permanent Linkhttps://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/6003
Author Bio LinkWikipedia ↗
External URLectropia-vesicae-absence-of-the-anterior-walls-of-the-bladder-and-pubic-abdominal-parietes-operation-for-directing-the-orifices-of-the-ureters-into-the-rectum-temporary-success-subsequent-death-autopsy