Transactions . pon the abdomen, press-ing it well down upon tluskin so as to insure perfectcontact and reduce the re-sistance to the current asmuch as possible. Wherethe current is diffused overa large surface of skin, asby the use of this electrode,very high currents can hvemployed. From fifty totwo liundred milliampercsare frequently used in thetreatment of uterine tu-mors by this method. Theneedle, connected as negative electrode, is plungedthrough the abdominalwall into the tumor andthe circuit is then completed. The pain from the puncture can be prevented by a preceding hypodermic injecti
Transactions . pon the abdomen, press-ing it well down upon tluskin so as to insure perfectcontact and reduce the re-sistance to the current asmuch as possible. Wherethe current is diffused overa large surface of skin, asby the use of this electrode,very high currents can hvemployed. From fifty totwo liundred milliampercsare frequently used in thetreatment of uterine tu-mors by this method. Theneedle, connected as negative electrode, is plungedthrough the abdominalwall into the tumor andthe circuit is then completed. The pain from the puncture can be prevented by a preceding hypodermic injection ofcocaine. Tf the puncture lias been nmde under an-tiseptic pi-ecautions, there is little fear of i)erit()nitis. Theuninsulated portion of the needle should be completely buriedin the tumor. The current may be allowed to pass for tenminutes, when the circuit is broken, the needle willidiawnand the clay electrode removed. Should jiain or fever follow,an ice-bag to the abdomen will soon relieve these George H. Rohe- 151 Usually some climiniition in the gTOwth of the abdomen ismanifest in a few days. The operation may be rei)eated atweekly intervals until absorption has taken place. In cases where hemorrhage is the most pronouncedsymi)tom of the growth, or in non-puerperal hemorrhagefrom any cause, a different method is pursued. Here aninsulated sound (Fig. 4) is used as the positive elec-trode, and introduced into the uterine cavity, while theclay electrode, above described, is used on the abdomenas a negative electrode. Pelvic exudations can also be made to dis-appear under the influence of the electro-lytic current. The exudation may either bepunctured through the vagina by a needleused as negative electrode, or a vaginal elec-trode (Fig. 5) may be placed against thetumor and a large electrode of claj^ or of wiregauze, covered with absorbent cotton, overthe abdomen. In the latter case, the direc-tion of the current may be varied during tliesitting, so as to send i
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