Gilmore, without inducing
abortion, extirpated the kidney of a negress, aged thirty-three,
for severe and constant pain. Tiffany removed the kidney of a
woman of twenty-seven, five months pregnant, without interruption
of this or subsequent pregnancies. The child was living. He says
that Fancon cites instances of operation without abortion.
Lovort describes an enucleation of the eye in the second month of
pregnancy. Pilcher cites the instance of a woman of fifty-eight,
eight months in her fourth pregnancy, whose breast and axilla he
removed without interruption of pregnancy. Robson, Polaillon, and
Coen report similar instances.
Rein speaks of the removal of an enormous echinococcus cyst of
the omentum without interruption of pregnancy. Robson reports a
multi-locular cyst of the ovary with extensive adhesions of the
uterus, removed at the tenth week of pregnancy and ovariotomy
performed without any interruption of the ordinary course of
labor. Russell cites the instance of a woman who was successfully
tapped at the sixth month of pregnancy.
McLean speaks of a successful amputation during pregnancy;
Napper, one of the arm; Nicod, one of the arm; Russell, an
amputation through the shoulder joint for an injury during
pregnancy, with delivery and recovery; and Vesey speaks of
amputation for compound fracture of the arm, labor following ten
hours afterward with recovery.
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