Lacerations of the perinaeum / by Fancourt Barnes.

  • Barnes, Fancourt (Robert Sydenham Fancourt), 1849-1908.
Date:
1892
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Lacerations of the perinaeum / by Fancourt Barnes. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    lasted 14 hours. The pelvic outlet was small. She was delivered by forceps. Some three months ago she began to suffer from bearing down pains, and burning pains in her back. She had no control over the bowels and was troubled with frequent desire to pass water. She soon noticed that something came down through the vulva orifice, and the several troubles above mentioned became gradually- aggravated. On examination I found that the perineal body was absent, the laceration having extended completely through the sphincter. On October 8th she was brought into the operating theatre, placed under an anaesthetic, and the perinseum restored by the flap-splitting with the H incision. Four silver wire sutures were used. On October 17th the stitches were removed, and the perinaeum was found to have healed firmly. The patient had now complete control over the bowels. Case IV. January 28th, 1887. G. B.,
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