. Fig. 171—Maceration of Fetus. /, Cervical lips ; 2, greatly enlarged, sclerotic annular fold pushed across the cervical canal J, vagina; ^, parietal bone of embryo ; 6"/,, embedded corpus luteuni of pyometra. The uterine walls are sclerotic. is evident. In these cases, if the pyometra is due to embry- onic maceration, the embryo is so small at the inception of the pyometra that its skeletal debris is not recognizable clinically during douching. When fetal death and maceration occur later in preg- nancy, copious discharge of fetid pus commonly follows. The fetal debris is too gross


. Fig. 171—Maceration of Fetus. /, Cervical lips ; 2, greatly enlarged, sclerotic annular fold pushed across the cervical canal J, vagina; ^, parietal bone of embryo ; 6"/,, embedded corpus luteuni of pyometra. The uterine walls are sclerotic. is evident. In these cases, if the pyometra is due to embry- onic maceration, the embryo is so small at the inception of the pyometra that its skeletal debris is not recognizable clinically during douching. When fetal death and maceration occur later in preg- nancy, copious discharge of fetid pus commonly follows. The fetal debris is too gross and angular to be discharged with the pus. The soft tissues of the cadaver dissolve or


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