Transactions of the Southern Surgical and Gynecological Association . from hemorrhage within an have been able to collect records of 21 operative cases,in 17 of which the tumor was excised with 15 recoveries and2 deaths. Of the whole number, 15 were females and 6males. The left lobe was most frequently affected, thetumor being situated in the left lobe in 11 cases, the rightlobe in 7, Spigelian 1, multiple tumors 1, site not stated largest case excised was that of Pfannenstiel,5 reportedalso by Langer,5 in which the collapsed growth weighed 5pounds and the estimated weight, befor
Transactions of the Southern Surgical and Gynecological Association . from hemorrhage within an have been able to collect records of 21 operative cases,in 17 of which the tumor was excised with 15 recoveries and2 deaths. Of the whole number, 15 were females and 6males. The left lobe was most frequently affected, thetumor being situated in the left lobe in 11 cases, the rightlobe in 7, Spigelian 1, multiple tumors 1, site not stated largest case excised was that of Pfannenstiel,5 reportedalso by Langer,5 in which the collapsed growth weighed 5pounds and the estimated weight, before the blood escaped,was 10 pounds. The patient made a good recovery ulti-mately, though the operative hemorrhage was great. Keen6 reports an interesting case, in which he formed anartificial pedicle by incising the liver on either side of thegrowth, then applying an elastic legature and packing the Fig. 1.—Photograph showing anterior surface of tumor, remnantof sharp edge of left lobe, and denuded area which lay between folds ofcoronary ligament at upper Fig. 2.—Photograph of tumor cut and laid open.
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