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1. Once the anesthetic has been administered, the patient is made to lie flat with his legs spread apart and elevated on a stirrup. This is known as the lithotomy position. 2. The surgeon cleans the ...

In a vaginal hysterectomy, the uterus is removed through the vaginal route. Prior to surgery, the patient is given a spinal or a general anesthesia. After anesthesia the woman is positioned in a legs ...

Read before the Surgical Section of the Suffolk District Medical Society, March 25, 1882, by Dr. Ingalls.