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Partial colectomy for carcinoma of the rectum. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.
Partial colectomy for carcinoma of the rectum.
- Date:
- 1933
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Description
A straightforward account of an operation to reduce the colorectum and remove a carcinoma of the rectum. 4 segments.
Publication/Creation
England, 1933.
Physical description
1 encoded moving image (14.30 min.) : silent, black and white
Contributors
Duration
00:19:55
Copyright note
Copyright previously held by British Medical Association and assigned to Wellcome in 2005
Terms of use
Unrestricted
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Contents
Segment 1 The film begins some way into the operation, with the patient's abdomen already incised and their colon exposed. The carcinoma is in the transverse colon. The intertitles describe the steps of the procedure. The colon is divided. The colon is crushed and divided using triple clamps. The ends of the severed colon are protected by oiled silk. Time start: 00:00:00:00 Time end: 00:04:24:05 Length: 00:04:24:05
Segment 2 The meso-colon is divided and the tumour is removed. The ends of the severed colon are closed. The sero-muscular layer is divided and sutured. Lumen are opened with electric cautery. Time start: 00:04:24:05 Time end: 00:09:43:17 Length: 00:05:19:12
Segment 3 The suture line is protected with grafts. A rubber catheter is inserted. Fat is sutured around the colostomy tube. The surgical instruments are removed. The abdomen is closed and the area is drained. The removed growth is displayed. Time start: 00:09:43:17 Time end: 00:14:30:01 Length: 00:04:46:09
Segment 4 Time start: 00:14:30:01 Time end: 00:19:55:13 Length: 00:05:25:12
Creator/production credits
Produced by Sir Charles Gordon Watson at St. Bartholomew's Hospital.