18th Century Bistoury Cache.A special tool used for the removal of kidney stones, this tool was inse
18th Century Bistoury Cache.A special tool used for the removal of kidney stones, this tool was inserted into the urethra to open up the bladder. Another lithotomy tool would then be inserted to either remove or crush the stone. -- source link
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