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Diseases of the Genital Orga?is 



a general rule laparotomy upon the side of the animal where 

 the diseased tube is located is safer. In performing laparoto- 

 my, the incision should be made in the middle of the flank. 

 If it is attempted to operate high up in the flank, it is well- 

 nigh impossible to draw the ovary and duct out through the 

 laparotomy wound. It is difficult even to carry out the oper- 

 ation when the laparotomy wound is in the middle part of 

 the flank. When the operation is decided upon, care should 

 be taken to remove the entire oviduct and to make the am- 

 putation through the apex of the cornu, avoiding as far as 



156— Adhesion of Right Oviduct to Ovary. 

 Ovary with Pregnancy. 



Double Left 



/, Vagina; 2, fetal membranes in left horn; j, ,\ transverse septa in 

 uterine cavity ; /, corpus lutetini in median portion Ot left ovary ; 5, lateral 

 portion of left ovary; 6, pedunculated old corpus luteum which bad been 

 imperfectly dislodged ; 7, right adherent (.vary; 8, ostium abdominale of 

 oviduct. 



