Royal Society. ig^ 
Obfervation on a Woman ivho died of a Dropfv after thp P^ro 
centefis^ by Dr. Ch. Prefton. Phil. Tranf. N°;,3. p. J?^^' 
IN the difftaion of Madam Vaillant by M. du Linier the 
liver was found very white externally, but iufficiently red 
within^ the Epiploon was extremely dried ^ the llomach was 
much bigger than ordinary ; the windings of the Colon, which 
pals under the Itomach, were extremely drawn together • in the 
umbilical region, the Jejuntim and Ileum were r^uch inflamed 
and their tunics thicker than ordinary ^ in the hypogaftric reoion' 
all the inferior part of the Ileum, on that fide near the bladder' 
and all the bottom of the Matrix, as alfo the lower parr of the 
Return, were much inflamed and ulcerated ^ in the bottom of 
the Matrix there was an abfcels, and the internal orifice was ex- 
tremely dilated, about the bignels of a crown 5 the extremirv of 
the mfenor part of the Ureter was cartilaginous; the extremity 
of the Tuh<£ Fallopiance went fo high as the lecond Vertebra of 
the lumbar region; m the interior part it was dilated fix lines 
and about two inches near the bottom of the Matrix, and it was 
faltened to all the inferior part of the kidney; that of the left 
fide was dilated about four lines in the upper part, and fix in the 
inferior. The right tefticle, or Ovarium which does not ordina- 
rily exceed the bignefs of a pigeon's ^go^ was here three inches 
long, and two broad; and m the inferior part, there was found 
an egg hanging by its ligament, out of the Tuba Fallopiana 
about the bignels of the yolk of a common hen's eg^, which for 
experiment, was boiled, and it hardened like an ordinary ega. 
the right kidney reached up as high as the laft of the true 
ribs, and delcended below the umbilical region ; the T>elvis was 
dilated about three inches in breadth, and leven in length • the 
greatell part of the water had run out in the operation of the 
"Paracentefis. The lungs were of a livid colour, as in all chro- 
nical diltempers, and on the right fide they adhered to the 
Tleura, and on the left fide there was an adhefion of the inferio- 
lobe to the diaphragm; there was little or no Serum in the 
Fertcardtum, and what was found therein, was of a bloody 
colour; in dilTeaing the heart, there was a £-reat "Polypus in the 
right ventricle, which took up almoft all tlie cavity, about . or 
6 lines in thicknefs, and half a foot in lengdi. 
From what has been laid, it appears impoflible that thi<: pa- 
tient could have recovered, tho' the operation* had been per- 
tormed ; only tnis is to be remarked, that where the droplV is of 
a long continuance, and the patient's much debilitated, and a-ed 
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