Clinical memoirs on the diseases of women . uld be felt at a rightangle almost with the cervix. When the patient experienced pain,this tumour could be felt to undergo a sort of contraction. Thebody of the uterus could be felt in the right cul-de-sac, enlargedabnormally and in continuity with the swelling felt anteriorly. Theposterior cul-de-sac was perfectly supple, but in the left some resis-tance was experienced on deep pressure. Ordered, rest, poultices,lavements, and sedatives. On the 7th of October a body w^as feltat the OS uteri very much like placenta in structure. She wasYiQ r). ordere
Clinical memoirs on the diseases of women . uld be felt at a rightangle almost with the cervix. When the patient experienced pain,this tumour could be felt to undergo a sort of contraction. Thebody of the uterus could be felt in the right cul-de-sac, enlargedabnormally and in continuity with the swelling felt anteriorly. Theposterior cul-de-sac was perfectly supple, but in the left some resis-tance was experienced on deep pressure. Ordered, rest, poultices,lavements, and sedatives. On the 7th of October a body w^as feltat the OS uteri very much like placenta in structure. She wasYiQ r). ordered to rest and to keep all that passed. This, however,was not attended to ; she statedthat something like a large clotpassed, which she threw away ;after this the discharge ceased,but the pains in the iliac fosssecontinued. The cervix resumedits normal position, but theuterus was ante-flexed. In theright cul-de-sac was felt an ill-defined, painful, and resisting swelling;in the left cul-de-sac was felt a more defined swelling, the size of a. CAUSES AND VARIETIES. 31 pigeon^s egg, separate from tlie uterus by a distinct it was so tender to the touch that its outline could notbe very clearly traced, but it was felt as high as the fundus uteri. From the 10th of October to the 28th of November but littlechange occurred; she continued to suffer more or less pain at times;ten leeches were applied to the hypogastrium, and two blisters to theleft ihac fossa; opium was also administered, but with little benefit;the tumours remained the same. On the 29th of November bilious diarrhcea came on, with slightjaundice; and after some mental excitement she experienced pain inthe head, nausea, and vomiting, but no rigors, and soon all passedoff; but on the 17th of December she was taken with delirium andslight convulsions, which on tlie 19th passed into coma, and on the20th she died. On post-mortem examination, the epiploon was observed to beadherent to the right broad ligament.
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