Echinococcal Cyst of Broad Ligament
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Habits.?Besides looking after the dogs her daily work consisted in performing ordinary household duties and agricultural work. Menstruation normal but the flow was scanty and of serosanguineous type with offensive smellThere was intense dysmenorrhcea of the spasmodic type for the first two days. Present condition.?wGeneral health below pal', thinly built and slightly anaemic. Weight 78 lbSecondary sex characteristics fairly developed. Liver and spleen not palpable nor tender. There was slight thickening and tenderness of the descending colon. A tense cystic swelling rather uniform and globular occupied the lower abdomen and extended nearly up to the umbilicus. It arose from the pelvic cavity? occupying the right iliac, hypogastric and ft portion of the umbilical regions. The mass was slightly tender on palpation with limited mobility but free from the anterior abdominal wall. Percussion wave was present. Foetal parts or movements were not felt.
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