Surgical and obstetrical operations . -T OVA RIO TOM V I AT THE BITCH. 12 7 Upon the side exposing the right uterine cornu, RUC, whileon the left side the ligament is divided at about its centerand the posterior portion, BL, is laid out on the flank,while the anterior, BL, is left in its normal position con-cealing a portion of the cornu, LUC. Unlike our otherdomesticated animals, the broad ligament is heavily loadedwith fat which gives it an appearance very similar to theomentum, but the net-work is far less conspicuous or want-ing, the omentum also extends back into this region so thatthe tw
Surgical and obstetrical operations . -T OVA RIO TOM V I AT THE BITCH. 12 7 Upon the side exposing the right uterine cornu, RUC, whileon the left side the ligament is divided at about its centerand the posterior portion, BL, is laid out on the flank,while the anterior, BL, is left in its normal position con-cealing a portion of the cornu, LUC. Unlike our otherdomesticated animals, the broad ligament is heavily loadedwith fat which gives it an appearance very similar to theomentum, but the net-work is far less conspicuous or want-ing, the omentum also extends back into this region so thatthe two are in contact. The ovary being indistinct andhidden is difficult to identify directly, and the cornua beingcovered over by the duplicature of the broad ligament is notreadily reached, so that the finger generally comes in con-tact first with the broad ligament of the uppermost cornuhanging loose in the peritoneal cavity : engage this betweenthe end of the finger and the abdominal wall and draw it outthrough the wound, grasp it and
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