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Excerpt from The American Gynecological and Obstetrical Journal, Vol. 18: January-June, 1901
On examining the uterus it will be seen that more than half con sists Of cervix. By actual measurement the distance from fundus uteri to internal os is I inch, and that between internal OS and external 05, 2% inches. Hence, we are dealing with a case of congenital hyper trophy Of the cervix, associated with prolapsus uteri and later com plicated with bilateral pyosalpinx. The point of interest chiefly connected with this case is the hyper trophied cervix, which evidently was overlooked two years previously when the child was subjected to an Alexander operation. This over sight was in great measure justified because of the associated pro lapsus uteri et vaginae. Owing, however, to the absolute failure of relief after the opera tion, the girl refused to submit to further surgical interference. As a result she oscillated from one dispensary or doctor's Office to another. Thanks to the free use Of sounds, pessaries, etc., the girl developed the bilateral pyosalpinx. There is no reason to suspect a gonorrhoeal origin as the uterus protruded from the vulva, the girl was a chronic invalid, and her home surroundings excluded such a suspicion. Besides, I have removed a half dozen or more pus-tubes from women in whom I was able to satisfy myself that the infection was carried by means of a uterine sound in the hands Of a doctor. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.