Case of a spontaneous cure of ovarian dropsy, by means of an ulcerative opening of the cyst into the bladder / by John Hughes Bennett, M.D.
- John Hughes Bennett
- Date:
- [1849]
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Credit: Case of a spontaneous cure of ovarian dropsy, by means of an ulcerative opening of the cyst into the bladder / by John Hughes Bennett, M.D. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![CASE OF SPONTANEOUS CURE OF OTARIAN DROPSY, BY MEANS OF AN ULCERATIVE OPENING OF THE CYST INTO THE BLADDER. BY JOHN HUGHES BENNETT, M.D., F.K.S.E., PROFESSOB OP THE INSTITUTES OF MEDICINE, AND ONE OF THE PROFESSORS OF CLINICAL MEDICINE, IN THE UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH. [from the monthly JOURNAI. of medical SCIIINCE, FEBRUARY, 1849.] {Read to the Medico-Ghirurgical Society of Edinburgh, January 3, 1849.) In a paper which I had the honour of reading to this Society in December 1845/ I described the general anatomy and mode of growth of encysted tumovirs of the ovary. I pointed out that, while in many cases ulceration took place in the external sac, and permit- ted fluid secreted within the tumour to flow through the openings, and collect in the cavity of the peritoneum ; in other cases the sac expanded more rapidly, and the included cysts broke into each other. Both external and internal ulcerations may occur together; but when the former do not take place, the latter are more rapid, gradually produce a less number and larger size in the secondary cysts, and at length, in the last stage of the growth, they all break down, and oc- casion one large cyst only. I further stated, that if at this period in the progress of an ovarian encysted tumour, a puncture M'as made, or an ulcerative opening formed, whereby the contents could be discharged, and the walls of the cyst brought into contact, a per- manent cure might be accomplished; and I alluded to the occa- sional occuiTence of rupture of such cysts, and their subsequent dis- apparance as corroborating this statement. The following case seems to me an interesting proof of the correct- ness of these pathological views:— Ca.se.—Anne Pyper, a servant, aged 2.5, was admitted into female clinical ward of the Royal Infirmary, Nov. 8, 1848. She had been delivered fourteen days previously of a male child in the Maternity Hospital; and, on inquiry, I find tliat the labour was a natural one, and presented nothing unusual. On tlie birth of the child, however, the abdomen still continued enlarged, and at first led to the suspicion that another fcetus remained in the uterus. After a time the 't.^,'^*1V^^?^'^''^^ '^^ Clinical Observations on Encysted Tumours of the Ovary. — La. Med. and Surg. Journal., January 1846.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b21474837_0003.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
