Histories of singular cases of ruptured uterus and vagina / by the late Dr Ross ... ; communicated to Dr Duncan by James Carmichael.

  • Ross, Dr.
Date:
1798
Catalogue details

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Histories of singular cases of ruptured uterus and vagina / by the late Dr Ross ... ; communicated to Dr Duncan by James Carmichael. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

    6/46 (page 282)
    placenta ; but I do not feel your hand.” I then applied my left hand to the place he po ited out, where I found the contracted uterus, juft above the ofla pubis. My right was then much higher on the placenta, which I brought away. I introduced the hand a third time, now to examine the uterus ; the orifice of which I found contracted full as much as ufual fome hours after delivery. I palled up be- hind it, and could not doubt of my palm being on the external pofterior furface of that vifcus. But, to be convinced that an exceedingly dilated vagina did not occafion deception, I turned to the woman’s left, to feel for the ovarium, and got an appendage of the uterus immediately between my fin- gers and thumb, probably the ligamentum ovarii. I felt no coagula nor inteftines, but did not particularly fearch for them. The uterus, which felt very loofe, move- able, and detached, I now reduced to its natural fituation, and applied a bandage. I then told my colleague, that I was now fa- tisfied of his having conjectured right, (for I had all along entertained fome doubt). , • He