A treatise on the medical and surgical diseases of women, with their homopathic treatment .. . fundus towards the affected side, while the largetumor in these localities would press the fundus to the oppo-site side of the pelvis. Adhesions formed after cellulitis willalso tend to cause a lateral displacement of the uterus. Treatment. The treatment of lateral displacements must mainly con-sist in the removal of the causes which produce them. Nospecial treatment as displacements is required—the main ob-ject of calling attention to them being to recognize the factof their possible existence, and
A treatise on the medical and surgical diseases of women, with their homopathic treatment .. . fundus towards the affected side, while the largetumor in these localities would press the fundus to the oppo-site side of the pelvis. Adhesions formed after cellulitis willalso tend to cause a lateral displacement of the uterus. Treatment. The treatment of lateral displacements must mainly con-sist in the removal of the causes which produce them. Nospecial treatment as displacements is required—the main ob-ject of calling attention to them being to recognize the factof their possible existence, and suggest what they may indi-cate as regards other ailments, thereby aiding in the diagnosisof the prime and main difficulty. Attempts to replace andretain in situ a lateral displacement without removing thecause would simply be lost time, and would expose theignorance of the physician, as well as possibly be injuriousto the patient. For if w-e carefully note the causes we willsee that most of them are beyond our control; and theothers require treatment peculiar to themselves. Plate XXIII. PROLAPSE OF THE UTERUS AGAINST THE PERINEUM. PROLAPSUS UTERI AXD PROCIDENTIA. 605 CHAPTER LII. PROLAPSUS UTERI AXD PROCIDENTIA. These terms are used to designate downward displacementof the uterus, prolapse being applied to the downward dis-placement of the womb while it is still within the pelvis(see Plates XXIII and XXIV), and procidentia when theorgan is so much displaced as to appear external to the osvaginam. (See Plates XXV and XXVI.) Prolapse may exist in various stages, from the slightdownward displacement to the extent of resting against theperineum. Procidentia is called partial when a small portion of thecervix appears in view between the labia; and completewhen the whole organ is external to the os vaginam (PlateXXVII). To whatever extent the displacement exists the bladder,ovaries, Fallopian tubes, and small intestines are also dis-placed downwards in similar proportion; and I ma
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