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is felt. Continuing palpation, one or more legs, the curved 

 spine and occasionally the head is recognized. 



Prognosis. — On the whole, it is favorable. Experience 

 teaches that the schistosoma is quite elastic, and consequently 

 can mostly be extracted in spite of the abnormal position. 



Fig. 21. — Schistosoma Reflexum. 



Treatment — Many obstetricians first tear the intestines 

 loose by hand and remove them. Others allow an assistant to 

 fix the intestines outside the vulva, attempting to secure the 

 hind legs by moans of cord and loop. There is no definite 

 method for the extraction of this monstrosity. A good deal 

 depends on whether part of the body is accessible or not. 



