A case of hydrosalpinx : removal of the right tube and ovary without rupture of the sac / by Hunter Robb.

  • Robb, Hunter, 1863-1940.
Date:
[1895]
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Credit: A case of hydrosalpinx : removal of the right tube and ovary without rupture of the sac / by Hunter Robb. 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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    best to irrigate tlie peritoneal cavity witli sterilized salt-solution at a tempera- ture of 112°F. This was accordingly done and the cavity having been sponged dry the incision was closed by means of deep silkworm-gut and superficial silk sutures. No drainage was emploj^ed. The usual dressings were then applied and the patient was put to bed. The abdominal sutures were removed on the eighth day after the operation. The wound healed by first in- 1— Specimen of Case of Hvuuosali'isx 2— Specimen from Case of Adherent Tubes and Ovaries tention and the patient seemed to be making an uninterrupted recovery. On the fourteenth day, however, she began to complain of slight pain in the lower part of the abdomen which gradually increased. Vomiting and other signs of intestinal obstruction having appeared, I decided upon reopening the wound. I found the small intestines somewhat distended, and two coils