Further Experiences in the Management of Uterine Displacements.
Year: 1898
Type: article
Abstract: I have been prompted to present this subject on account of the misapprehension which, I believe, has prevailed respecting the character of an abnormal position of the uterus, and the method of treatment that should be adopted for the correction in certain cases. It has been a frequent occurrence to meet with cases having a marked backward displacement where a pessary had been inserted and worn for a considerable period without an attempt being made to overcome the adhesions and to restore the organ to a position as nearly normal as possible. For convenience in treatment, uterine displacement may properly be divided into two classes, namely: anterior and posterior rotation. I have often found the former division to yield quite readily to dilatation and to the maintaining of the patency of the cervical canal; this can be effected by the employment of a glass drainage-tube while the patient is kept
Source: JAMA
Author: AUGUSTUS P. CLARKE
Language: English
Subfield: Obstetrics and Gynecology
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W2009344950