The Treatment of Fibroid Tumors of the Uterus, After the Method of Dr. Apostoli (Classic Reprint) by John Homans


The Treatment of Fibroid Tumors of the Uterus, After the Method of Dr. Apostoli (Classic Reprint)
Title : The Treatment of Fibroid Tumors of the Uterus, After the Method of Dr. Apostoli (Classic Reprint)
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ISBN : 0260150762
ISBN-10 : 9780260150769
Language : English
Format Type : Paperback
Number of Pages : 47
Publication : Published August 24, 2018

Excerpt from The Treatment of Fibroid Tumors of the Uterus, After the Method of Dr. Apostoli

On April 20, 1888, the introduction of the sound to the depth of two inches was followed by excessive haemorrhage, which was not controlled by the positive pole in utero, the dose of 80° being given for five min utes. Patient remained in bed at the hospital for two days, then went home. She died of pneumonia May 20, 1888. There is no reason to suppose that the treatment was the cause of her death.