Wertheim's hysterectomy for carcinoma of the cervix.

Date:
[1949?]
  • Film

About this work

Description

Intertitles indicate the amount of anaesthesia given. The swabbed vagina is shown prior to the operation. The abdomen is opened and the relevant organs such as the bladder separated. The film may be shot with variable speeds as the patient is sewn up, the surgeon's hands move very swiftly. Post-operatively the uterus is studied - it has a growth. There are graphic sequences of gynaecological surgery in this film.

Publication/Creation

UK : Chelsea Hospital for Women, [1949?]

Physical description

3 film reels (26 min. ea) : silent, colour, 16 mm

Contributors

Copyright note

Hammersmith Hospitals NHS Trust, London

Notes

Copy 1 is faded colour, also the print is a little warped. Copy 2 is described on the box as 'very' scratched; it has moderate scratches, more faded than (1). Copy 2 had a long tear across 6 frames and these have been removed (towards first third of film).

Creator/production credits

Photographed at the Chelsea Hospital for Women. Surgeon; Louis Carnac Rivett, Assisted by Frederick W. Roques, Anaesthetist; Keith M. C. Woodruff.

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Where to find it

  • Copy 1

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  • Copy 2

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  • Copy 3

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    5239FM
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