On ovarian and uterine tumours : their diagnosis and treatment / by T. Spencer Wells.

  • Thomas Spencer Wells
Date:
1882
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    Removal of Fihro-cystic Tumours of the Uterus. Adhesions and character of Tumour Incision Result Subsequent History or Cause of Death No. None ; solid tumour pimctured ; no fluid Short Left hospital 10th day Died 16 months after operation; the tumour then weighed 26 lbs.; had 34 pints of fluid around it 1 To mtestines and omentum ; 30 pints of ascitic fluid, 13 pints of cystic auicl, and 20 lbs. nDroia tumour removed 6 inches Death in 3 hours Haemorrhage ; portion of tumour not removed, 18 inches in length and 7 in thickness ; not weighed. A second tumour, 11 in. broad, 6 in. long, and 6 In. deep 2 Ascitic fluid removed; solid uterine tumour punctured Eelieved Died some months afterwards 3 Uterine fibroid punctured 5 inches Suppuration and relief Patient died in 1871 4 Parietal ; flbro-cystic tumour punctured, 8 pints purulent fluid removed No note Recovered Remained well two years, but died in ioi^ 5 Large uterine fibroid not disturbed 4 inches Recovered In fairly good health, 1881 6 Ascitic fluid only removed; fibroid tumour not disturbed 4 )l Recovered 7 Recovered Died two years afterwards, 1872 8 None ; incision only 5 91 Recovered Alive In 1878 9 None; ascitic fluid removed; uterine cyst tapped 6 )J Died Fifteen days after operation 10 None ; ascitic fluid only removed . 4 t) Recovered Died in 1877 11 Parietal; incision only . 4 >l Recovered Well in 1877 12 6 1» Recovered Well in lo7o 13 None ; cyst tapped and emptied ; solid fibroid not disturbed 5 1) Recovered Well m lo7o 14 5 »> Recovered Died of diphtheria in Feb. 1878 15 Incision; ascitic fluid; fibroid tumour untouched 5 )J Recovered Died in 1878 16 Fibro-cystic uterine drained; parietal and omental 5 ») Recovered Died in 1881. Albumenuria 17 5 >1 Recovered 18 Incision; removal of nodule . 6 >> Recovered Well in June 1878 19 4 }} Recovered Died July 11, 1878 20 5 )1 Recovered Well in 1881 21 Uterine cyst drained . . 5 l> Recovered Died in 1881 22 5 >» Recovered Well in 1881 23 Solid flbro-myoma not disturbed , 6 »» Recovered Well in 1881 24 Intestinal; no pedicle ; blood cyst drained 4 » Recovered Well in 1881 25 Incision; tapping of cyst and re- moval of part of fibroma of uterus 5 Died, 3rd day Peritonitis 26 Simple incision \ utenne vein wounded 4 H Died, 7th day Peritonitis 27 Simple incision .... Simple incision .... Incision and removal of projecting outgrowth from main part of fibroma of uterus 4 4 5 *) ]> )1 Recovered Recovered Died, 8th day Neither better nor worse for incision Neither betternor worse for incision In extremely feeble condition be- fore operation 28 29 30 Incision only ; bladder wounded 31