The pathology, diagnosis, and treatment of the diseases of women / by Graily Hewitt.

Date:
1882
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    UTB Uterus, congestion of, 75; acute, 78 ; traumatic, 79, 550; chronic, 81 ; com- bined with retrollexion, 220; with antctlexion, 273 ; mechanism of, 77 ; treatment of, 99 — congestive hypertrophy of, 83 — defective development of, 119, 786 — displacements of, causing disorders of micturition, 809 — diseases of, symptomatology, 57 —• distension of, by fluid, 870 ; by gas, 679 •— enlargement of, physical diagnosis of causes, 840 — double, ] 23 — erectile condition of, during ~men- struation, 11 — digital examination from vagina, 27 —- double examination, 29 — examination by means of the sound, 38 ; by speculum, 48 — extirpation of entire uterus, 635, 669 — Flexions (Distoetions) ov Uterus, 126 ; pathology and general history of, 138; frequency, 140 ; etiology, 148 ; seat of the bend, 152 ; pathological effects of flexions, 154 ; atroi^hy of uterine vv^all, 161; symp- toms, 163; general principle of treat- ment, 189; curability, 191; general treatment, 193 ; local treatment, 194 — antejiexwn and antcversiDn, inygovt- auce of, 247; deiinition, 250; range of normal anterior motion, 252 ; fre- quency, 254 ; age, 254 ; etiology, 254 ; relation to varying conditions of bladder, 255; relation to abnormal softness of uterus, 256; exciting causes, 257 ; varieties, 260 ; degrees, 262 ; rotation, degrees of, 263 ; ante- rior flexion with posterior rotation, 266 ; Walshe's case of autopsy, 268 ; degree of descent of uterus as a whole, with anterior flexion, 269; illustrations of various kinds and degrees of anterior flexions, and of associated softness or hai'dness, 271; degrees of fixation, 273; congestion, degrees of, 273; complications, 273; symptoms, 275 ; uterine dyskinesia, series of illustrative cases, 276; menstrual disturbances, 278 ; bladder and rectum, disturbances of, 280; diagnosis, 281 ; method of using sound, 283 ; treatment, 285 ; illustra- tions of application of general and local treatment, 287; incision treat- ment, 292; stem treatment, 294; pessaries for treatment of, 299; author's 'cradle' pessary, 300 ;various illustrations of, 303 ; Gelu-ung's ante- flexion pessary, 308; Thomas' anle- flexion pessary, 309 ; air-ball pessary 310 I J Uterus, lateri Jlexion, 312 — alternate ante- and rrtro/ie.i;itm,Slii; pessary for, 316 — retroflexion and retraiu rHioii, 208 ; curability, 208 ; freciuency, 209; age, 210 ; special causes, 210 ; influence of condition of bladder, 211; is it ever congenital ? 213 ; various degrees of, 213 ; degrees of version, 215 ; 'rota- tion,' degrees of, 215,218 ; congestion accompanying, 220; marriage, effect on, 221 ; complications, 222 ; symp- toms, 223; diag-nosis, 225 ; treatment, 227; form of pessary recommended, 229 ; the Albert Smith \-ariety of Hodge pessary, various sizes of, 232 ; use of sound, 233; difficulties in treatment, 236; Gehrung's modifica- tion in form of pessary, 237 ; Green- halgh's, 239; Cutter's (Thomas' im- proved), 240 ; necessity for watching action of pessary, 240; mode of insertion, 241; simple ring pessary, 243; dilatation and moulding as method of treatment, 243 ; treatment by stem, by incision, 244; radical operation, 245 ; treatment by oophor- ectomy (15attey's operation), 245 —Jiexions associated with pregnancy^ 333 ; retroversion and retroflexion of gravid uterus, historical account, 335 ; flexion preceding the pregnancy, 337 ; following it, 339 ; diagnosis, 339, 838, 874 ; treatment, 340 ; anteflexion and anteversion of the gravid uterus, 343 ; historical account, cases, 343 ; diagnosis, 346, 839 ; treatment, 349 ; cases of anteflexion and retroflexion related, 357 — libro-cystic tumour of, 616, 732 — fibrous or fibroid tumour of, patho- logy of, 607; sub-peritoneal, 609 ; interstitial, 611; sub-mucous, 611; table of cases, 622; hiemorrhage due to, 461 ; pain from, 830, 831 ; dia- gnosis by vaginal examination,^844 ; by abdominal examination, 866 ; growing in posterior part of wall, ph^'-sical diagnosis, 839; fibroid tu- mours, relation to dysmenorrhoea, 491; increasing length of uterus, 45; transplanted, 866 ; symptoms, 618 ; diagnosis, 619; etiology, 625 ; treat- ment, 626; removal by gastrotomy, 634 — gravid uterus, retroflexion of, phy- sical signs, 339. See also Pregnancy — hydatids (true) of, 472 — hypertrophy of, 89; longitudinal hypertroijhy, 91, 404