A. Kochetkov. Two cases of uterine rupture. (Weekly, 1894, No. 12)

In November 1892, a woman in labor was admitted to the Kazan Obstetric Clinic, V-para, with t ° 39.1 °. The abdomen is swollen, very sensitive when touched, in the lower parts of the abdomen crepitus; the fundus of the uterus of the finger 2 from the xiphoid process; contracting ring on the finger below the navel, above the entrance to the pelvis head; huge swelling of the external genital organs; from the sleeve, a sanguine liquid is released, with a putrid smell; the heartbeat of the fetus is not audible. Sizes of the pelvis: dist. spin. 24, dist. crist. 26.5, dist. troch. 29, conjug. ext. 18, conjug. diagon. 9.5. Complete opening of the os, presenting the head, descending only in a small segment beyond the entrance of the pelvis. Strong caput succedaneum. The intervals between attempts are 5-10 minutes.