[Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine by George M. Gould]@TWC D-Link book
Anomalies and Curiosities of Medicine

CHAPTER III
60/99

Michaelis of Kiel gives an instance in which he performed the same operation on a woman four times, with successful issues to both mother and children, despite the presence of peritonitis the last time.

He had operated in 1826, 1830, 1832, and 1836.

Coe and Gueniot both mention cases in which Cesarean section had been twice performed with successful terminations as regards both mothers and children.

Rosenberg tabulates a number of similar cases from medical literature.
Cases of Cesarean section by the patient herself are most curious, but may be readily believed if there is any truth in the reports of the operation being done in savage tribes.

Felkin gives an account of a successful case performed in his presence, with preservation of the lives of both mother and child, by a native African in Kahura, Uganda Country.


<<Back  Index  Next>>

D-Link book Top

TWC mobile books