Treatise on gynæcology : medical and surgical . Fig. 297.—Cervical Stenosis—Various Forms op Conical Cervix. conical cervix, often hypertrophied in inverse proportion to the devel-opment of the body of the uterus. The conical or sugar-loaf cervixis firm in consistency and has at its apex a pin-hole os (Fig. 299).The anterior lip may protrude a little, giving the appearance of hypo-spadias of the canal, or it may resemble the trumpet-shaped snout ofa tapir, in which case the stenosis is usually accompanied by congen-ital hypertrophy of the cervix (Fig. 297). Congenital stenosis may bethe result
Treatise on gynæcology : medical and surgical . Fig. 297.—Cervical Stenosis—Various Forms op Conical Cervix. conical cervix, often hypertrophied in inverse proportion to the devel-opment of the body of the uterus. The conical or sugar-loaf cervixis firm in consistency and has at its apex a pin-hole os (Fig. 299).The anterior lip may protrude a little, giving the appearance of hypo-spadias of the canal, or it may resemble the trumpet-shaped snout ofa tapir, in which case the stenosis is usually accompanied by congen-ital hypertrophy of the cervix (Fig. 297). Congenital stenosis may bethe result of an anteflexion of the uterus, pronounced enough toobliterate the cervical canal. Acquired stenosis is due to the samecauses as atresia. One of the consequences of the narrowing is theretention of the cervical mucus, which accumulates, and dilates thecavity of the cervix. Catarrhal inflammation of the mucous mem- 534 CLINICAL AND opeeative gynecology. brane follows, causing an increased secretion of discolored, tenacious,viscid mucus (F
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