Aseptic surgical technique : with especial reference to gynæcological operations together with notes on the technique employed in certain supplementary procedures / by Hunter Robb.

  • Robb, Hunter, 1863-1940.
Date:
1894
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Credit: Aseptic surgical technique : with especial reference to gynæcological operations together with notes on the technique employed in certain supplementary procedures / by Hunter Robb. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    embedded in celloidin, stained with Weigert's fibrin stain or with Loffler's or Kiihne's methylene blue, and studied with an immersion lens. The Examination of Scrapings from the Uterus.—Many contradictory opinions exist as to the value of the con- clusions regarding pathological conditions within the uterus which can be deduced from a microscopic study of scrapings from this organ. While some authorities have laid too much stress upon the reliability of the results to be obtained in this way, others consider them to be totally without value. As usual, the truth seems to lie between the two extremes, and the best observers seem now to be agreed that, when taken in conjunction with thorough physical examinations and a careful analysis of the symptoms of which the patient com- plains, a microscopic study of the tissues obtained from the uterus will often aid us in arriving at a definite diagnosis. It is often extremely important to examine a few millimetres of the uterine muscle which lies immediately beneath the mucous membrane of the affected part, and, since in the operation of curetting one does not usually go. to a sufficient depth for this purpose, it is often advisable to cut out a piece from the diseased region with a knife in order to make sure of securing a portion of the tissue which we desire to examine. If portions of the uterine mucous membrane be em- bedded in celloidin the sections must not be passed through fluids, such as alcohol or oil of cloves, which will remove the celloidin; otherwise on account ofits