6o4 Diseases of the Genital Organs 



The abscess can be prevented only by closely following cases 

 of metritis during the puerperal period and seeing that the 

 infection is not permitted to continue into the post-puer- 

 peral era. 



D. Abscessation of Uterine Submucosa 



I have in my collection an abattoir specimen of tiny ab- 

 scesses in the uterine submucosa, as shown in Fig. 188. The 



Fig. i88 — Submucous Uterine Abscesses. 

 /, Vagina ; 2, cervix ; 3, cornual cavity ; .;, abscesses. 



mucosa is thrown into numerous marked elevations which 

 when incised reveal an abscess the size of a very small pea, 

 containing thick yellowish-white pus. The walls of the ab- 

 scess are not very dense. The character of the disease, the 

 method of clinical diagnosis, the handling, and the progno- 

 sis are questions upon which no definite opinion can be ex- 

 pressed. 



