Treatise on gynæcology : medical and surgical . Fig. 62.—Patient in Lithotomy Position with Otts Leg-Holder. shock from acute anaemia less liable, besides causing the intestinesto gravitate toward the diaphragm and rendering all parts of the. Fig. 63.—Clevelands Laparatomy Table. pelvis readily accessible both to touch and in many instances to sight,thus lessening markedly the technical difficulties of intra-pelvic surgery.] METHODS OF GYNECOLOGICAL EXAMINATION. 89 Later o-ahd ami in d or Semi-prone Positions.—This, the Sims posi-tion, is particularly adapted to examinations and treatment with
Treatise on gynæcology : medical and surgical . Fig. 62.—Patient in Lithotomy Position with Otts Leg-Holder. shock from acute anaemia less liable, besides causing the intestinesto gravitate toward the diaphragm and rendering all parts of the. Fig. 63.—Clevelands Laparatomy Table. pelvis readily accessible both to touch and in many instances to sight,thus lessening markedly the technical difficulties of intra-pelvic surgery.] METHODS OF GYNECOLOGICAL EXAMINATION. 89 Later o-ahd ami in d or Semi-prone Positions.—This, the Sims posi-tion, is particularly adapted to examinations and treatment with theduck-bill speculum, the weight of the abdominal viscera, drawing for-ward and upward, neutralizes the intra-abdominal pressure and causesan easy and perfect separation of the vaginal walls. While of greatuse in many different circumstances, it is particularly desirable withvery modest patients. The woman, with all bands about the waist loosened, should lieupon her left side, at the edge of the bed or the table, flexing the legs
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