Portes' method of caesarean section. Phaneuf (Surg., gynec. a. obst., v. 44)

The author describes the surgical technique and establishes the indications for the operation. The uterus is removed from the abdomen through a laparotomy incision, and the abdominal wound is immediately and carefully sutured. This is followed by emptying the uterus, which thus remains lying outside the abdominal cavity. After 1 to 2 months, when all infection has passed, a relaprotomy is performed and the uterus is inserted back into the abdominal cavity, or, as a last resort, amputated supravaginally.