. Gynecology : . is first applied to wood. If the wood is char-red the iron must be regarded as too hot. When the iron has been brought tothe required heat it is inserted in the carcinomatous mass. Percy recommendsthat it always be carried to the fundus of the uterus even if it is necessary to 792 GYNECOLOGY incise the cervical canal. We have not usually found it feasible to force theentrance as far as the fundus. The length of the application is determined bythe abdominal operator who holds theuterus firmly grasped in his glovedhand. The iron is withdrawn when theuterus becomes so hot that th
. Gynecology : . is first applied to wood. If the wood is char-red the iron must be regarded as too hot. When the iron has been brought tothe required heat it is inserted in the carcinomatous mass. Percy recommendsthat it always be carried to the fundus of the uterus even if it is necessary to 792 GYNECOLOGY incise the cervical canal. We have not usually found it feasible to force theentrance as far as the fundus. The length of the application is determined bythe abdominal operator who holds theuterus firmly grasped in his glovedhand. The iron is withdrawn when theuterus becomes so hot that the opera-tor can no longer hold it heat attained is from 110° to 120°F. and the time of application to oneplace from fifteen to twenty iron is then shifted to some otherpoint in the diseased tissue and theprocess repeated. When the treatmentis applied to tissues involving the rec-tum or bladder specially constructedthermometers are used. The wholeoperation takes from one to two
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