Cases of stenosis and atresia of the female genital canal / by James R. Chadwick.

  • Chadwick, James R. (James Read), 1844-1905.
Date:
1886
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Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: Cases of stenosis and atresia of the female genital canal / by James R. Chadwick. 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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    Case V. Showing the artificial vagina, the collapsed abscess and tube in the stomach. ruptured into the cellular tissue where persistent dis- section with the fingers finally opened up a canal, over an inch in diameter, to and even round the cervix uteri. The os uteri was normal in appearance ; the sound passed two and a half inches into the uterine cavity. A glass plug was inserted and secured per- As menstruation was known to have occurred reg- ularly from the age of twelve to that of fourteen years and as a uterus of normal size could be felt by recto abdominal palpation, further minute search was in- stituted for some communication between the vftgiaa and uterus, which resulted in the discovery of a minute opening in1 the vagina through which a wire could be made to passhh'ree and one-fourth inches toward the uterus. TBis tract was gradually dilated to the size of a quill and seemed to be lined’ with an extremely thin mucous membrane. With forceps the canal was