A treatise on the medical and surgical diseases of women, with their homopathic treatment .. . time the hypertrophyor induration has existed as to the length of time required forrelief. I would not promise the patient relief in any speci-fied time, as a period named shorter than the results finallyjustify will discourage the patient, while a time long remotewould discourage her in the outset. I must acknowledge that some cases are not amenable tomedical treatment. They are usually those of many yearsstanding, or of congenital origin. In these intractable caseswe may be justified in resorting t
A treatise on the medical and surgical diseases of women, with their homopathic treatment .. . time the hypertrophyor induration has existed as to the length of time required forrelief. I would not promise the patient relief in any speci-fied time, as a period named shorter than the results finallyjustify will discourage the patient, while a time long remotewould discourage her in the outset. I must acknowledge that some cases are not amenable tomedical treatment. They are usually those of many yearsstanding, or of congenital origin. In these intractable caseswe may be justified in resorting to surgical treatment- Thisconsists in amputating the superfluous tissue. It may beperformed with the scissors, or the ecraseur, with but littletrouble and with little fear of hemorrhage. Styptics should,of course, always be at hand to arrest any free flow ofblood that might occur. The important thing after the op-eration is to maintain the size of the os uteri, and preventits closing. Taking four stitches in the manner shown inFigs. 16, 17, is an efficient means to accomplish this Fig. No. 16.—Stitches inserted afterAmputation.
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