HYDROPS TUBAE PROFLUENS

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By the term "hydrops tubae profluens" or "intermittent hydrosalpinx" we understand a condition of the fallopian tube in which the abdominal ostium is closed by inflammatory adhesions, while the uterine opening remains patulous. In consequence of this condition, the tube fills with serum as in ordinary hydrosalpinx; but when the pressure of this fluid inside of the tube rises to a sufficient degree, the fluid escapes through the uterine ostium and the tube becomes collapsed. Another explanation of this curious intermittent condition is that the uterine end of the tube is kinked, occluding the communication between the tube and the uterus; but as the tube distends with fluid, the kink becomes straightened, allowing the tubal lumen to become patulous again, following which, the tubal contents may escape into the uterus. The clinical appearance of such a case is one of intermittent pain in the region of the tube which is

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