Contributions to the surgical treatment of tumors of the abdomen. Part II. Electricity in the treatment of uterine tumours / by Thomas Keith and Skene Keith.

  • Keith Skene, 1858-1919.
Date:
1889
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Credit: Contributions to the surgical treatment of tumors of the abdomen. Part II. Electricity in the treatment of uterine tumours / by Thomas Keith and Skene Keith. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. The original may be consulted at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh.

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    is^ Jan. 1889.—120 milliamperes for 5 minutes. The period has not been such an easy one as the last, 'ird January.—130 milhamperes for 5 minutes. 5^/'' 135 „ 5 '^^^^ 100 „ „ 5 10^/-= 130 „ „ 5 12//^ „ 120 „ „ 5 J 5^/^ „ 120 „ „ 5 ^7^/^ „ 125 „ „ 5 23r^/ February.— I am just getting over my ' monthly,' and am sorry to say I have been quite as ill this time. \2tJL July.— I am glad to say I feel very well. Ca.se Cn.—Married, age 42, was sent by Dr Graham, of Currie, N.B., in the beginning of the winter of 1888. For the last few years this lady had not been feeling very well, and suffered much from dyspeptic symptoms. Treatment seemed to do little good, and the patient did not mention for a long time that she had considerable irrita- bility of the bladder, necessitating her getting up at lea.st four times during the night, and that there was also diffi- culty in dcfjtcation. As soon as those symptoms were spoken of, the tumour was discovered. For the last few months, there have been feverish attacks every month, during menstruation, due, the lady thought, to her getting cold when she had to get up during the night. Often, on going to bed feeling very tired, the patient felt certain that nothing would wake her, but for some years she has never got beyond one o'clock. She cannot sit com- fortably, more especially when driving. There is not any menorrhagia. The tumour fills the pelvis, and extends to 2 inches above the pubes. The sound enters easily about 5 inches.