The pathology and treatment of diseases of the ovaries : (being the Hastings essay for 1873).. . ing the operation. My assistant is duly in-structed in his work, and I never, if I possibly can help it, operatewith any but my usual assistant, for it is quite as importantthat he should know how to help me as it is that I should knowhow to operate. All the preparations of the instruments and17 258 DISEASES OF THE OVARIES. sponges I make myself, and then I am sure nothing is forgotten—or if anything should be omitted, I have only myself to a successful ovariotomy is the resultant of a lar
The pathology and treatment of diseases of the ovaries : (being the Hastings essay for 1873).. . ing the operation. My assistant is duly in-structed in his work, and I never, if I possibly can help it, operatewith any but my usual assistant, for it is quite as importantthat he should know how to help me as it is that I should knowhow to operate. All the preparations of the instruments and17 258 DISEASES OF THE OVARIES. sponges I make myself, and then I am sure nothing is forgotten—or if anything should be omitted, I have only myself to a successful ovariotomy is the resultant of a large numberof petty details carefully attended to, no amount of care andprecision can be too great in carrying them out. The instruments to be provided are, a perfectly sharp scalpel,twelve of Koeberles scissor-forceps, four handled needlesthreaded with two thicknesses of silk, two pairs of cyst-forceps,a pair of large screw bull-dog forceps, a wire clamp, a pair ofscissors, a number of pieces of fine silk, about a foot long, forligatures; a number of pieces somewhat thicker, eighteen inches.
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