Annual report : 1934 / Society of the Lying-in Hospital of the City of New York.
- Society for the Lying-In Hospital
- Date:
- 1934
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Annual report : 1934 / Society of the Lying-in Hospital of the City of New York. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![Drainage Operation. 1 Examination under Anesthesia. 224 Excise Inguinal Glands. 1 Exploratory Laparotomy. 1 Fulgurate Tumor—Urinary System. 5 Hemorrhoidectomy. 7 Operation on Hymen.. 5 Operation—Reproductive System Other. 24 Operation—Urinary System Other. 1 Operation Other. 11 Paracentesis.,. . 14 Plastic Operation on Urethra. 6 Plastic—Urinary System. 13 Radium Therapy. 15 Repair of ventral hernia. 17 Repair of Fistula. 2 Transfusion. 31 X-ray therapy. 15 Deaths MORTALITY In 711 discharges there were 7 deaths Gross mortality = 0.984% There were 3 post-operative deaths in 590 operative cases Mortality = 0.508% There were 2 post-operative deaths in 224 major opera¬ tive cases Mortality = 0.803% 7 History No. 44034—Adenocarcinoma of the fundus. Patient, age 47, white, para 1-0-0-l,Wassermann negative, past history negative. Onset of illness September, 1932, when menses became irregular. Patient bled daily; had X-ray therapy. Vaginal bleeding ceased except for occasional spotting. Weight loss was from 160 to 115 lbs. in 7 months. On admission to Hospital in October, 1933, malignancy was diagnosed by vaginal smear and diagnostic dilatation and curettage. Pathological diagnosis was adenocarcinoma of fundus, Group III. Patient had an intermittent fever. Hemoglobin 54%. Given 5 transfusions during stay in Hospital. A perirectal abscess developed. X-rays of lungs and bones were negative for metastases. In spite of all treatment, patient’s condition never improved, and death occurred on the 116th day after admission. Autopsy: Adenocarcinoma of the uterus with invasion of the wall of the ileum and bladder; metastases to iliac and aortic lymph nodes and liver; thrombosis of left iliac, femoral and saphenous veins; duodenal ulcer. [46]](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b31710979_0050.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
