Three cases of removal of the ovaries and Fallopian tubes (Tait's operation) / by W.W. Keen.

  • Keen, William W. (William Williams), 1837-1932.
Date:
1885
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Credit: Three cases of removal of the ovaries and Fallopian tubes (Tait's operation) / by W.W. Keen. 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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    aside, and the ovaries were even then reached with the greatest difficulty, and after several attempts. The ovary and tube on each side were removed, the pedicle being tied with stout carbolized silk, which was cut off short. The left tube was attached to the ovary at the fimbriated extremity; two cysts, one filled with blood and one with serous fluid, existed in this ovary, the stroma of which was largely cirrhosed. One large (size of English walnut) and one smaller serous cyst were found in the right ovary, and its stroma was atrophied and cirrhosed. All four cysts were ruptured during removal. About eight ounces of serum were found in the peritoneum. bth. The wound was united with silver wire sutures after careful cleansing of the peritoneal cavity (there was no bleeding), and then dressed with carbolized gauze. Symptoms of peritonitis began to develop, and in spite of all remedies progressed to a fatal issue on July 7. The temperature was 102°—103° till shortly before death, when it rose to 106°. Autopsy, July 8. Recent lymph was found over a considerable portion of the belly contents, with an ounce of pus in Douglas's cul- de-sac. No hemorrhage had occurred.