Practical manual of diseases of women and uterine therapeutics : for students and practitioners / by H. Macnaughton Jones.

  • Macnaughton-Jones, H. (Henry), 1844-1918.
Date:
1891
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Credit: Practical manual of diseases of women and uterine therapeutics : for students and practitioners / by H. Macnaughton Jones. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    such an instrument as that used for small nasal and throat growths answers admirably. The fine platinum points can be had of any shape. If we use a modified Trouve’s battery (Krohne and Sesemann), by simply raising the cover the needle or knife is brought to the desired heat. Incision of the Cervix Uteri.—Simple incision of the lower part of the cervix has frequently to be resorted to, and is a step which must constantly fall to the lot of every practi- tioner. It is of advantage in cases of endocervicitis, when we have a small os externum in which we require room for intra-uterine medication ; also in those cases of con- gestive and mechanical dysmenorrhoea associated with conical cervix and pin-hole orifice. The incision is best performed with a Kuchenmeister’s scissors (Fig. 86), the intra-uterine blade of which is introduced to the desired extent into the canal of the cervix, and, either bilaterally or through the posterior wall, the cervix is divided. Every practitioner must remember that even with this simple step it is necessary to adopt every precaution. It is wrong to take any risk. Therefore, before performing it the patient should be told that she must remain quiet, stay in bed for a day or so after the slight operation, and run no risk from