The diagnosis of early pregnancy : with report of one hundred cases and special reference to the sign of flexibility of the isthmus of the uterus / by Ellice McDonald.

  • McDonald, Ellice, 1876-1955.
Date:
1908
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    of the ovum. His first communication was in 1892,2S and was followed by others in 1893 26 and 1901.27 This asymmetry was also investigated and described by von Braun28 and in a mono- graph by Piskacek29 who made a study of 145 cases. The asymmetrical enlargement of the uterus in the early weeks of pregnancy may almost become a distortion and may give rise to errors of diagnosis, the consequences of which are I'ig. 2.—Asymmetrical enlargement of the uterus. sometimes grave. It has sometimes been likened to a face swollen from an inflamed tooth and gives a different sensation to the hand than the part which is not hypertrophied. A common type of this condition is shown in Figure 2. On palpa- tion, it seems as if a tumor is annexed to the uterus and it has been, on occasion, diagnosed as tubal pregnancy. The body of the uterus preserves its habitual firmness, while the cornual