Case of spontaneous inversion of the uterus occurring immediately after delivery : with remarks / by J.G. Wilson.

  • Wilson, J. G. (James George)
Date:
[between 1860 and 1869?]
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Credit: Case of spontaneous inversion of the uterus occurring immediately after delivery : with remarks / by J.G. Wilson. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    bG roturnGd with the utGms and removed afterwards. It appears to me that no rule applicable to all cases of this kind can be laid down. We must, I think, regulate our practice according to the circumstances of each individual case. In the foregoing case, I think the practice that was adopted was the proper and correct one. It certainly, in this case, seemed to me impracti¬ cable to restore the uterus to its normal condition in consequence of the great addition to its volume which the adhesion of the placenta occasioned. The removal of the placenta certainly very much facilitated the reduction of the inversion by lessening its bulk. As has been already stated, the separation of the placenta was unattended with difficulty, and was completely effected without haemorrhage. I am inclined to think that the danger of haemorrhage which is said to result from the removal of the placenta first, in cases of this kind, is somewhat exaggerated.