In cases where the enucleation of adherent and inflamed tubes leaves large raw and slightly oozing surfaces in the pelvis, drainage is a wise precaution.
Enucleation should be performed in preference to Mules’s operation in-- (i) Malignant tumours.
In malignant tumours enucleation should only be performed when there are no signs of extra-ocular extension.
In order to give the matter a statistical basis I have drawn up an analysis of ninety-five consecutive cases of myomectomy and enucleation out of my practice, with the subsequent history of some of the patients.
Irido-cyclitis; if this be prolonged, and keratitis punctata appear, enucleation should be performed.
The advantage of this operation over the other substitutes for simple enucleation is that it can be used after any enucleation.
Uterine fibroids of such a size can usually be treated in other ways, either temporarily by curetting, or, if submucous, permanently by enucleation through the vagina.
The enucleation of a large impacted cervix fibroid requires to be conducted carefully, without undue display of force, or so much shock is produced that the patient’s life will be placed in the gravest peril.
The cavity left after enucleation closes completely, but when the wall of an ovarian cyst or adenoma is left the tumour gradually grows again, or it may suppurate so profusely that the patient slowly dies exhausted.
There are three conditions in which myomectomy and enucleation are legitimate procedures:-- 1.
If it has appeared, enucleation will be of no value; at all events if there is vision in the exciting eye, the operation should not be done then.
Enucleation is usually the best method of removal.
Enucleation means the operation of extracting a tumor in entirety after opening its sac, but without further cutting.
In deep penetrating wounds of the eye there is a great tendency to the formation of a fungous growth, which often necessitates the enucleation of the whole eyeball.
The enucleation of the eyeball should not be undertaken by anyone unacquainted with the anatomical structures involved in such an operation.
Snell reports a case in which a piece of steel was imbedded and encapsulated in the ciliary process twenty-nine years without producing sympathetic irritation of its fellow, but causing such pain as to warrant enucleation of this eye.
In one case a game cock almost completed the enucleation of the eye of his handler by striking him with his gaff while preparing in a cock-pit.
Lovort describes an enucleation of the eye in the second month of pregnancy.
Where enucleation of the tumor alone was intended it may finally become necessary to amputate the uterus to stop hemorrhage.
The case differs from the enucleation of a gangrenous myoma which involves the death of an inviable fetus.
Sometimes the fetus is so involved with a gangrenous myoma that enucleation of the tumor will kill or hasten the death of the fetus.
When resection is impracticable, a subcapsular enucleation is performed, followed by the insertion of radium.
In the case of central tumours the shell of bone is removed over an area sufficient to allow of the enucleation of the tumour, or the affected portion of bone is resected.
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