Why C?
Positions. Lights. Action!
An anesthetized woman s vital signs are monitored as the sur-
geon s blade deftly cuts into the patient s distended abdomen.
Their eyebrows arching quizzicall~ in marked contrast to the
somber confines of surgical masks， operating-room personnel stare
in wonderment.
There， right inside the woman s belly--surely the cameraman
will use a zoom lens!--lies a large pool of unclotted blood.
An observer murmurs， \"But the working diagnosis was endo-
metriosis.\"
A young orderly asks， \" What s endometriosis?\"
The assistant explains， \"Well， the lining of the uterus is called
the endometrium. Sometimes a pathologic condition sets in and
endometrial tissue grows outside the uterus--out in areas of the
pelvic cavity.\"
This conversational aside for the benefit of the TV audience
does not distract the surgical team. They had suspected an ovari-
an cyst. Now the pool of blood makes them think more in terms
of what doctors like to call \"heroic measures.\"
They decide to remove both ovaries， as well as the uterus
and--for good measure--the appendix.
Fade to the next few months after discharge. The woman--let s
call her Anne--continues to suffer terrific abdominal pain along
with repeated bouts of abdominal bloating， belching， and indiges-
tion.
Good scenario for a medically oriented soap opera? Perhaps.
But the tragic fact is that this material did not come from a TV
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