. Clinical gyncology, medical and surgical. ure, and packed the vagina with iodoform gauze. Theresult of this operation was that in the course of cicatricial contraction thecervix and adjacent portions of the vagina remained high up in the pelviccavity and thus a cure of the prolapsus was attained. Of course I wascareful to aid this cure by supporting the vaginal roof for a number ofweeks with iodoform gauze, introduced twice a week or thereabouts, or witha soft ring pessary. Recently I have been adopting a different plan, whereI was afraid that cicatrization from the cautery might produce clo
. Clinical gyncology, medical and surgical. ure, and packed the vagina with iodoform gauze. Theresult of this operation was that in the course of cicatricial contraction thecervix and adjacent portions of the vagina remained high up in the pelviccavity and thus a cure of the prolapsus was attained. Of course I wascareful to aid this cure by supporting the vaginal roof for a number ofweeks with iodoform gauze, introduced twice a week or thereabouts, or witha soft ring pessary. Recently I have been adopting a different plan, whereI was afraid that cicatrization from the cautery might produce closure ofthe external os,—that is, in women below the menopause,—namely, ampu-tating the exposed portion of the cervix with the knife or scissors, andsewing the vaginal walls over and to the cervix at each side with deepcatgut sutures which were so passed as to keep the external os open. Theadvantage of the extensive cicatricial contraction following the galvano-cautery was lost in these cases, but the possibility of their conceiving was. 51s = X 3~ — 9 5 3 » £
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