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which was as big as a large hazel nut. The others were 
smaller, of large pea size. Three others are also found as small 
as the head of a pin. The urethra was free, and could allow 
only very small gravel to pass.—(. Rec. de Med. Vet.) 
ITALIAN REVIEW. 
Distokia due to Intrapelvic Abscess [By Dr. An¬ 
gus to Ott \.—This uncommon case is interesting on account of 
the fact that for fear of septic peritonitis, an exploration has not 
been made to ascertain the nature of the cause of the difficulty. 
The author was called to attend a cow which had had five 
calves before, always without trouble, and this time was unable 
to deliver. The foetus was in anterior presentation, vertebro¬ 
sacral position, but its expulsion was prevented by a large 
swelling, which from about 25 centimetres from the vulva ex¬ 
tended forward, and, as it proved to be at the autopsy, as far as 
the psoas region. Embryotomy was almost impossible, and 
as the cow was losing ground, it was decided to have her 
killed. At the autopsy the foetus was found in the uterus, and 
alongside of it on the left an enormous swelling, ovoid in 
shape, 50 centimetres in length, and 25 on its transversal axis, 
it containing clear yellow, creamy granular pus. The corre¬ 
sponding ilio-pectineal crest was diseased, the peritoneum sur¬ 
rounding adherent by circumscribed spots of inflammation.— 
(Nuovo Ercolani.) 
Enormous Cervical Tumor in a Horse [By Dr. G. 
Gambarotto \.—At the clinic of the Veterinary School of Turin, 
an old gray horse was presented, which on the left side of the 
upper part of the neck, in the triangle of Viborg, presented an 
enormous growth which had begun by a small nodule, and was 
now twice as large as a man’s head. On its external surface 
it was here and there ulcerated, and presented various colors 
on different places. It looked like melanosis in some parts. It 
being pedunculated, its removal with elastic ligature was de¬ 
cided upon, and a strong rubber tube was applied. After a few 
days this tube was changed, and the slough then took place 
without haemorrhage. The tumor weighed 5355 grammes, 
measured 0.16 centimetres in one diameter, 0.49 on the other. 
Under the microscope it proved to be a melanotic fibrous li- 
proma.—(// Moderno Zooiatro.) 
Rupture of the Splenic Vein in a Horse [By Dr. A. 
