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. 1860 Apr;8(29):17–38.
On Lithotomy Considered as a Cause of Death, with Remarks on the Present State of the Operation Usually Called the "Rectangular Operation for Stone;" and on the Best Method of Extending the Ordinary Incisions in That Operation, for the Purpose of Extracting Stones of Unusually Large Size