A Case of Craniotomy
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woman, Roopa, aged 30, said to have been ill with her first confinement for 5 days and to be at the point of death. We found her a well nourished woman, of low caste, much exhausted ; her labour at full time, having come on 5 days before. By digital examination the presentation was found to be natural; the outer parts much swollen ; the pelvis small and the head firmly wedged in the same. As it was evident that the child was dead and the pelvis too small for natural delivery, it was decided to perform craniotomy. So Dr. Wilson did so and removed the child without serious trouble. The upper end of the uterus still seemed large enough to contain another foetus, and the placenta was retained, and there was considerable bleeding. We had no ergot in store, and the pains had ceased. But
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