624 
DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY. 
Fig. 29. 
NON-PREGNANT UTERUS. 
i, Body of uterus; 2 broad ligament; 3,0s uteri ; 4 vagina ; 5, vulva'; 6, meatus urinarius; j 
7, clitoris; 8, ovary ; 9, fimbriated extremity of Fallopian tubes ; 10, Fallopian tubes ; 11, ligament 
of the ovary ; 12, horns of uterus ; 13, osteum abdominale; 14, fold of mucous membrane. 
the coats that form the walls of the uterus or Fallopian tubes. 
As a matter of course a foetus thus located cannot be removed 
without an operation. This, however, is not a very common 
occurrence, but when thus developed are generally located in the 
interstitial tissue of the Fallopian tubes (Fig. 29-10) or the 
cornua of the uterus (Fig. 30-e). The operation for removing 
embryonic structures thus located does not require the uterus to 
be opened ; only the outer coats are incised and the structure 
removed. The remainder of the operation should be such as 
the indications demand. 
7. Rupture of the Uterus. —Rupture of the uterus is an 
accident that frequently occurs during parturition. It may be 
caused by the operator in his attempt to rectify a malpresenta* 
tion in order to facilitate delivery; it also may be caused by the 
foetus perforating the walls of the uterus ; or it may result from 
