Case of mylacephalous acardiac twin / by H. Ernest Trestrail. Dissection of Mr. Trestrail's case of mylacephalous acardiac twin : with notes on acardiac monsters in the museums of London hospitals / by Alban Doran.

  • Trestrail, H. Ernest.
Date:
[1889?]
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Credit: Case of mylacephalous acardiac twin / by H. Ernest Trestrail. Dissection of Mr. Trestrail's case of mylacephalous acardiac twin : with notes on acardiac monsters in the museums of London hospitals / by Alban Doran. 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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    ’s * Transactions.’] S ACARDIAC TWIN. Reprinted from Vo CASE OF By H. Ernest Trestrail, M.R.C.P., F.R.C.S., Aldersliot. On November 5th, 1888, at 9 a.m., I was called to see the second wife of a sergeant-major in the Royal Engineers (his first wife having died in her confinement), and was informed that she had jnst completed the sixth month of her first pregnancy, and had regular pains since 3 a.m., which came on during her sleep, and for which she could not account by anything she had done. Upon examination, I found the feet presenting, the toes pointing backwards. I ruptured the membranes, and de- livered her of a living female child, perfectly formed, which survived its birth about half an hour. The uterus contracted well, but as it appeared to me somewhat larger than if it simply contained the placenta, I made a vaginal examination, and found a rounded body presenting, not unlike a fat shoulder. Upon-following this up I came to a cross cut (see parug head), and was at once convinced, as the body was freely moveable, that I had to do with a monster. I proceeded, therefore, to extract it at once. The placenta followed very shortly. I kept up continuous pressure on the uterus, and there was no hemorrhage. There was only one placenta. The cord of the monster was connected with that of the child, there being only one insertion. The patient made a rapid recovery. Her age is twenty- six years. She had been married eleven months. She was certainly somewhat larger than is usual at six months. The labour lasted seven hours. Her husband says that she was frightened by a parrot about the end of May. His first wife was nineteen when slio married. Her