History of a case terminating favourably, in which an extra-uterine foetus was discharged, at an opening in the abdomen, near the umbilicus / communicated to Dr Duncan, in a letter from Colin Maclarty.

  • Maclarty, Colin.
Date:
1792
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Credit: History of a case terminating favourably, in which an extra-uterine foetus was discharged, at an opening in the abdomen, near the umbilicus / communicated to Dr Duncan, in a letter from Colin Maclarty. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    4S2 MEDICAL Dec. U. none of thofe changes which generally precede parturition. In this fituation, the poor wo- man was directed to be kept quiet: due atten- tion was paid to the bowels, and an opiate was prefcribed. I faw her the day following, along w'ith Dr John and Dr Charles Macklalh- an, and found her much in the fame condition: there was then, no alteration in the vagina, nor dilatation of the os internum. The tumour of the abdomen remained high above the pel- vis, and had never in the lead fubfided. From thefe, and other appearances, we imme- diately began to fufpeCt an extra-uterine con- ception ; and a little farther obfervation, per- fectly confirmed us in our conjecture. One circumftance, however, occurred, which feemed to militate againft the idea w'e had formed j and which I am at a lofs to explain, in a man- ner fatisfaCtory to myfelf. A confiderable dif- charge of pale-coloured blood from the vagina took place, and continued more or lefs for eight or ten days, and then gradually difap- peared. Now, whether this extraordinary aCtion of the uterus could be confidered as ha- ving any connection with the general laws of the animal ceccnomy, which, at this period, would.
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