Complicated Case of Double Ovariotomy in a Girl Aged Eighteen
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Gr. S., a3t. 18, was first admitted to Ward 28 in the Hospital, July 1897, complaining of a swelling of the abdomen which had been noticed for sixteen months. The patient had never menstruated, but stated that at the age of fifteen she had some swelling of the abdomen, which, however, gradually disappeared. Before admission the abdomen was tapped three times, on May 1st, June 10th, and July 15th. She had never complained of pain till a few days before she came into hospital. On admission the patient was very anaemic, and her face, neck, and chest were much emaciated, the abdomen was enormously distended, and her lower extremities were very (Edematous. Examination of the chest revealed the fact that the right pleural cavity was full of fluid, and the apex of the heart
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