Surgical correction of female sterility.

Date:: 1956

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Surgical correction of female sterility. Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International (CC BY-NC 4.0). Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Description

Twelve problems of sterility and the surgery carried out to correct them are performed by surgeon Carlos D. Guerro, Professor of Surgical Pathology and Gynocology, Universidad National, Mexico. The operations include: 1. Ovarian surgery: removal of an ovarian abscess; 2. Ovarian surgery: excision of ovarian cysts, test of tubal patency; 3. Ovarian surgery: bilateral partial cophorectomy; 4. Tubal surgery: bilateral partial resection of fallopian tubes; 5. Tubal surgery: bilateral partial resection of fallopian tubes; 6. Tubal surgery: bilateral salpingoplasty; 7. Uteroplasty: uteroplasty; 8. Uteroplasty: vagino-uteroplasty; 9. Myomectomy: myomectomy; 10. Myomectomy: myomectomy; 11. Myomectomy: multiple myomectomy; 12. Myomectomy: myomectomy, gravid uterus. 5 segments.

Publication/Creation

Mexico : Pfizer, 1956.

Physical description

1 encoded moving image (34.45 min.) : sound, color.

Series

Medicine Around the World

Contributors

Guerrero, Carlos D.

Duration

00:34:45

Copyright note

British Medical Association

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Unrestricted

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Creative Commons Attribution-Non-Commercial 2.0 UK: England & Wales

Language note

In English

Creator/production credits

Produced by Dr. Carlos D. Guerrero. Presented by Pfizer.

Segment 1 A voiceover explains that the film will show twelve female sterility cases and their surgical treatments by Dr Carlos Guerrero. 1. The removal of ovarian abscess is shown; the abcess is found and isolated and the ovary repaired. The voiceover gives extensive details of the surgical procedures used. 2. The excision of ovarian cysts is shown, as well as testing the patency of a fallopian tube. Time start: 00:00:00:00 Time end: 00:06:22:18 Length: 00:06:22:18

Segment 2 3. A bilateral partial oophorectomy is shown; the uterus is displaced and the ovaries are large and white. A thin wedge is removed from each ovary and tension is released. 4. Bilateral partial resetion of the fallopian tubes is shown; treatment of a large cyst on the left ovary and distended fallopian tubes. 5. Bilateral partial resection of the fallopian tubes is shown; treatment for a greatly enlarged fallopian tube, and another twisted fallopian tube. Time start: 00:06:22:18 Time end: 00:12:58:09 Length: 00:06:35:16

Segment 3 6. Bilateral salpingoplasty is shown; restoration of tied fallopian tubes. Time start: 00:12:58:09 Time end: 00:19:18:20 Length: 00:06:20:11

Segment 4 7. Vagino-uteroplasty; treatment of double uterus and double vagina. 8. Myomectomy for treatment of uterine fibrometer. Time start: 00:19:18:20 Time end: 00:26:53:13 Length: 00:07:34:18

Segment 5 9, 10, 11 & 12 are all cases of myomectomy. Tumours are removed and the uterus inspected. One case of multiple myomectomy. Last case is of a three-month pregnant woman with an acute abdomen. Fibroma is removed and the pregnangy completes with no problems. Time start: 00:26:53:13 Time end: 00:34:44:24 Length: 00:07:51:11