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Title: The diseases of women : a handbook for students and practitioners
Year: 1897 (1890s)
Authors: Bland-Sutton, John, Sir, 1855-1936 Giles, Arthur E. (Arthur Edward), 1864-
Subjects: Women Generative organs, Female Genital Diseases, Female
Publisher: London : Rebman Philadelphia : W.B. Saunders
Contributing Library: Yale University, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Open Knowledge Commons and Yale University, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library

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Fig. 63.—Pelvis in sagittal section, showing an impacted uterine myoma. rectum at the pelvic brim. Sometimes such tumors presson the iliac veins and cause oedema of the lower limb. Uterine Myomata and Pregnancy.—The coexistenceof a myoma in the uterus and pregnancy is often a seriouscondition, the gravity of the association depending largelyupon the situation of the tumor (Fig. 64). For example,an interstitial myoma may rapidly grow in correspondencewith the increasing size of the uterus due to pregnancy.The presence of the tumor may induce abortion, and asthe uterus involutes the myoma may disappear. 190 DISEASES OF WOMEN. Abortion complicated by a myoma greatly imperils themothers life from bleeding. When the tumor is of the subserous variety and pedun-culated it is apt to become cedematous and mechanically Tube. Placenta. Amnion.
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BEROEAU. Fig. 64.—Gravid uterus (third month) with multiple myomata. interfere with the ascent of the uterus. In such a caseabortion is the rule. When a myoma occupies the cervix it offers mechanicalobstruction to the transit of the foetus, and a submucouspolypus may be driven out of the uterus in front of thepresenting part. A sessile submucous myoma may not in-terfere with pregnancy or delivery, but a sessile subserous DISEASES OF THE UTERUS. 191 myoma near the neck of the uterus would offer an insuper-able barrier to delivery at or near term. The Chief Causes of Death.—These are— 1. Hemorrhage.—Copious loss of blood may be a causeof death; frequent bleeding produces extreme anaemia, whichmay indirectly lead to fatal complications. 2. Mechanical Effects.—Intestinal obstruction may resultfrom pressure on the rectum, or a loop of small bowel maybecome entangled by the stalk of a pedunculated myoma.Pressure on urethra or ureters may lead to cystitis, saccu-lated kidneys, neph

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