Cases of occlusion of the vagina with retention of the catamenia, relieved by an operation / by J. Mason Warren.

  • Warren, Jonathan Mason, 1811-1867.
Date:
1853
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Credit: Cases of occlusion of the vagina with retention of the catamenia, relieved by an operation / by J. Mason Warren. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    and introduced so as to assist in dilatation, what appeared to be the os uteri was finally reached. At this period the patient had occasion to leave town. I saw her again at the end of a month. The use of the sponge tent had been persisted in, and, by a slight cut- ting operation, the vagina was restored to nearly its natural dimensions. Previous to her leaving town, the catamenial discharge came on freely, and with less suffering than for many years. She was advised to persevere in the means which had been used to prevent the contraction of the vagina. Case V. Congenital Occlusion of the Vagina. — Miss P., fourteen years old, began to suffer, two years since, with pains in the lower part of the back and abdomen. These pains gradually assumed a periodical character, coming on at an interval of four weeks, and were so intense as to re- quire alleviation by means of medicine. A physician, being consulted, suspected an obstruction of the vagina; and an examination confirmed his suspicions, showing this passage to be completely occluded. An inci- sion was made through the solid obstruction which pre- sented at that part, with the hopes of discovering a cavity containing the menstrual fluid; but the operation met with no success. From this time, the sufferings of the patient gradually increased, and, at the menstrual periods, were so severe as to produce a degree of prostration which confined her for some days to her bed, and finally even threatened life. When I first saw Miss P., the external organs of genera- tion were so sensitive as to cause her to make great com- plaint on any attempt at an examination. The external