. A Reference handbook of the medical sciences : embracing the entire range of scientific and practical medicine and allied science. ults, probably, thanany other. Dr. Thomas reports a successful result withit in three out of five cases. Courtys method consists in passing two fingers upthe rectum and hooking them through the anterior rec-tal wall into the cervical ring, the uterus having beendrawn down, by a noose made of tape, to the vaginaloutlet. Firm pressure is now made with the other handin the vagina to push up the fundus, while the fingers inthe rectum steady the uterus, and dilate and
. A Reference handbook of the medical sciences : embracing the entire range of scientific and practical medicine and allied science. ults, probably, thanany other. Dr. Thomas reports a successful result withit in three out of five cases. Courtys method consists in passing two fingers upthe rectum and hooking them through the anterior rec-tal wall into the cervical ring, the uterus having beendrawn down, by a noose made of tape, to the vaginaloutlet. Firm pressure is now made with the other handin the vagina to push up the fundus, while the fingers inthe rectum steady the uterus, and dilate and draw downthe cervical ring. J. H. Tate, of Cincinnati, operated on a woman sev-enty-eight years of age, who had not been well since the 494 REFERENCE HANDBOOK OF THE MEDICAL SCIENCES. birth of her child, thirty-six years before. There wascomplete procidentia, with the uterus entirely thirty minutes were occupied in accomplishing thereposition. He dilated the urethra, and introduced theindex-finger of the left hand into the bladder, and backinto the cervical ring, and the fore and middle fingers of. Fig. 4420.—Reduction of the Inverted Uterus in Dr. Tates case,and Barbour.) (Hart the right hand into the rectum, and pushed them up be-yond the uterus into the cervical ring. (See Fig. 4420.) The uterus was thus firmly held between the fingersin the rectum and bladder at the cervical end, and theballs of the thumbs rested over the fundal extremity. Ina few moments a decided impression was made, the fun-dus became deeply indented. At this point a star-candle,with a soft rag wound around its end, was planted againstthe fundus in place of the thumbs, and with strongpressure made against that part the inversion was sooncompletely reduced. Of all the methods for rapid reduction the principle ofthis one seems to me to be nearer perfect than any otherwhich has yet been devised. It is also devoidof danger, and should be the one first tried if,in any case, rap
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