196 EVISCERATION 



Other organs combined. After the liver has been removed, 

 the intestinal tube, with its contents, is withdrawn without 

 difficulty, as its attachments are feeble. The kidneys may 

 also be removed. 



Evisceration in the posterior presentation is preferably 

 performed through the pelvis, generally in connection with 

 intra-pelvic amputation of the posterior limbs (59). It may 

 be performed without destruction of the pelvic girdle by 

 making an incision through the perineal region and by then 

 severing the sacro-sciatic ligament as directed under 59. 

 When admission has been gained to the abdominal cavity, 

 introduce the hand and withdraw the alimentary tube, then 

 rupture the diaphragm about the liver and tear away the 

 latter organ in the same manner as in the anterior presen- 

 tation. The liver is so friable that it cannot well be re- 

 moved by grasping the organ itself, but comes away entire 

 with the central part of the diaphragm. 



Remove the heart and lungs as above directed. 



