Removal of a dropsical ovarium / by George Southam.

Date:
1843
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Credit: Removal of a dropsical ovarium / by George Southam. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. The original may be consulted at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.

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    in the vicinity are enlarged, and hard knots can he felt in different parts of the abdomen, or when there is distinct evidence of other organs being similarly implicated. Still less should it be undertaken until the surgeon, by varied and repeated examinations, is con- vinced of the existence of the disease. Nor must the rules which direct us as to the propriety of operating in other dis- eases, respecting the condition of the sexual organs, and the fitness of the patient’s constitution to undergo so severe an operation, be overlooked. Considering that extirpation of the ovary is still in its infancy, there is every probability that as our experience increases it will, under proper restric- ' tions, prove as successful as lithotomy. The surgeon will be thus enabled to restore to health individuals who must otherwise have dragged on a miserable existence for a considerable period. A glorious monument will be raised to the healing art through the improve- ment of surgical knowledge ; and that boldness v.nrgiaal energy, which the ,. timid were but too ready prematurely to condemn, will be ultimately sanc- tioned by an enlightened and applaud- ing profession. 5, Crescent, Salford, Nov. 1G, 1843.
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