Medical report of the case of Miss H-- M-- / by T.M. Greenhow.

Date:
1845
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Credit: Medical report of the case of Miss H-- M-- / by T.M. Greenhow. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The uterus was found large, retroverted, and fixed low down in the vagina, the os and cervix uteri occupying the anterior part of the cavity, and the body and fundus of the organ passing horizontally backwards, till the latter approached the sacrum. The enlarged uterus thus occupy- ing the antero-posterior diameter of the pelvis, pressed, respectively, against the urethra and neck of the bladder and the lower part of the rectum; and the embarrassment occasioned by this pres- sure produced corresponding symptoms, which were often the occasion of great uneasiness and inconvenience. While the fundus uteri extended backwards towards the sacrum, the cervix was bent downwards behind the pubes, nearly at a right angle, and hanging from the lip was a small polypus, which was soon removed; but without any alleviation of symptoms. I was assured by my patient that the projecting body, which showed itself at Venice, was different from, and much larger than, this small polypus; and though the os uteri was not dilatable with the finger, and, from its preternatural position, was in a very unfavourable condition for the ex- clusion of any body contained within the uterus, I was for some time led to hope that another and larger polypus might again make its ap- pearance. Notwithstanding the use of suitable