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Case of an extra-uterine foetus, produced alive through an incision made into the vagina of the mother, who recovered after delivery, without any alarming symptoms.

Publication Details

Med. Reposit., n.s., 3, 388-94. 1817 CE.

Reports the first successful vaginotomy for abdominal pregnancy, as opposed to an abdominal laparotomy. 

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Entry Number#6166
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