Transactions of the American Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists for the year ... . Fig. io.—i. Small ileopelvic band. 2. Diverticulum. 3. Stump of appen-dix. 4. Ileopelvic bands. The junction of cecum with ascending colon formsa point of obstruction when mobile cecum tends, when full, to rotate from abovedownward and from without Fig. 11.—1. Pelvic colon. 2. Accentuation of last kink. Subsequent History.—Convalescence uneventful. Last reportJuly 8, 1919. Perfect condition. Lumps in breast states she could not wish for better health. In the aforementione
Transactions of the American Association of Obstetricians and Gynecologists for the year ... . Fig. io.—i. Small ileopelvic band. 2. Diverticulum. 3. Stump of appen-dix. 4. Ileopelvic bands. The junction of cecum with ascending colon formsa point of obstruction when mobile cecum tends, when full, to rotate from abovedownward and from without Fig. 11.—1. Pelvic colon. 2. Accentuation of last kink. Subsequent History.—Convalescence uneventful. Last reportJuly 8, 1919. Perfect condition. Lumps in breast states she could not wish for better health. In the aforementioned cases, many symptoms were referable tothe right upper abdominal quadrant, and those consulted had con- ABDOMINAL QUADRANT. 311 sidered the probability or certainty of the presence of gall were found, and there seemed no need of removing a gall-bladder which was not, apparently, diseased. All these cases weretreated by the least amount of surgical interference which thepathology seemed to demand. Allow many of these bands to remain and the patient to gain instrength, and the points of obstruction will become more acute,the toxemia continues indefinitely, and the inevitable addedpathology often means conditions requiring far more surgery. The following three cases illustrate this point: Case VII.—E. R., aged forty-five; fema
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