Wax model (moulage) of bilateral pelvic inflammation and peritonitis; the model is made of oil-painted beeswax with talc built up on a plywood support; the model shows a uterus with a thickened peritoneum on top; the fallopian tubes either side of the uterus show hydrosalpinx -- they are thickened …
Wax model (moulage) of bilateral pelvic inflammation and peritonitis; the model is made of oil-painted beeswax with talc built up on a plywood support; the model shows a uterus with a thickened peritoneum on top; the fallopian tubes either side of the uterus show hydrosalpinx -- they are thickened and distended and sealed off; a subtotal hysterectomy has been performed on the patient; the model has been painted to depict true colour.
Number Of Parts
1
Provenance
Models made by Marjorie Winslow; they were commissioned as teaching aids by Dr. Robertson of the Queen’s University Faculty of Medicine, who also helped with the anatomical details.