Illustrations of the Surgery of the Female Pelvic Organs; In a Series of Plates Taken From Nature .. details from bookadda

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1863. Excerpt: ... Fig. 1. View from above of the Female Pelvic Organs in their natural relations. Horizontal section of the abdomen immediately above the crests of the ilii; passing, behind, through the intervertebral substance between the two last lumbar vertebrae; in front, about two inches below the umbilicus. The pelvic organs undisturbed, the peritoneum untouched except on the left side, to show the situation of the bulb of the ovary. a (in front), Remains of the hypogastric artery. b, Bulb of the ovary within the alar mesentery (P. VIII., fig. 5). a (behind), Spermatic vessels and nerves; where they join the ovary and its bulb the peritoneum is seen reflected off in a well-defined line. c, Utero-sacral ligaments; two semilunar folds of peritoneum passing from the body of the uterus, at its junction with its neck, to the sacrum; they enclose the rectum (72). g, Right ureter, resting on the psoas muscle, just below where it is crossed by the spermatic vessels. It is seea passing downwards and forwards, crossing the external iliac vessels at their origin, to reach the side of the vagina (P. III., IV.). m, Linea alba, and section of urachus, between sections of a, a. F, Fallopian tube. Its fimbriated extremity, infinitely various in the form of its fimbriae, one about an inch long, is seen attached to the outer end of the ovary, forming with the subjacent edge of the peritoneal fold, the tubo-ovarian ligament. On the centre of the left, at F, is seen the orifice of the abdominal opening of the tube, where the junction of the peritoneum with the lining membrane is indicated by a distinct line of separation. a, Fallopian vessels from the spermatic.) 0, Ovary, in its white tunic (albuginea), and the uteroovarian ligament, attaching it to the upper angle of the uterus; this ...