An extraordinary case of laesion within the uterus, with partial reparation before birth / by John Dalston Jones ; communicated by Dr. Pereira.
- Jones, John Dalston.
- Date:
- [1848]
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: An extraordinary case of laesion within the uterus, with partial reparation before birth / by John Dalston Jones ; communicated by Dr. Pereira. 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.
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![wound was not before observed. When my attention drawn to it^ my impression was that it had been caused some inexplicable manner, by the labour; one mome examination dispelled this idea, for a large proportion, f ato b (with the exception of the nipple-like process at was already cicatrized. (See Plate II.) The oval cicai c, c, c, c, is, in my opinion, the result of ulceration of edges of the original wound, which had granulated and hel before birth. The remaining portion, from b to d, a healthy granulating surface, indeed, as healthy a wound healing in the usual manner. The edges jagged, and at the spinal termination appeared bifurp^ leaving the nipple-like prominence in the middle. The and integuments only were implicated, the muscular poii not being in the least affected, as the movements of the appeared perfect. Now the difficulty remains to be solved. How came wound? Was it while the foetus was within the uterus, (j its transit ? The cicatrix proves that it could not be the we, therefore, are obliged to admit, that it must have ] pened within the womb, surrounded as the child is with! liquor amnii, &c. The next question is, how did it take plj I had better here give all the information that I have | able to collect from the mother, who is a highly intelligent | well-informed young lady, very desirous to render all thd formation in her power, so as to throw some light upon y appears to me a very intricate subject. During the v term of pregnancy, she enjoyed more than her usual { health, taking and enjoying a great deal of walking exer She refers the accident to about six weeks before her delh When running down stairs in a hurry, she trod upon a lying on the stairs; to save herself, she made a sue spring to the bottom (five or six steps), alighting upon feet. A severe shock was felt at the time, and a slight fi ness. Rest on the sofa, and a glass of wine, soon ra her. The next day this was followed by a slight sanguin discharge from the vagina; and as she always makes as 1 of her ailments as she possibly can, no further notice |](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b22312122_0006.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
