Excerpt from Northwestern Lancet, 1900, Vol. 20: A Semi-Monthly Journal Some years ago I had a death on the tenth day from moist gangrene Of one of the stumps after the use Of the clamps. The clamp Opera tion is about fifteen minutes quicker, but this is not usually Of enough importance to Offset these other advantages. Passing ligatures through both broad ligaments, being particularly careful to secure both uterine arteries as they come in through the base Of the broad ligaments and the two ovarian arteries at the top of the broad ligament, we remove the uterus, and then complete the Operation by suturing, first, the peritoneal, and lastly, the vaginal edges Of the wound. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.