On the Surgical Anatomy of the Groin, as Connected With Hernia of the Abdomen (Classic Reprint) - Tapa blanda

Excerpt from On the Surgical Anatomy of the Groin, as Connected With Hernia of the Abdomen

Hernia is the protrusion of any viscus from its natural cavity. Hernia, as a class, may very properly be divided into three orders, viz.

Hernia Cerebri, Hernia Thoracis, Hernia Abdominis. T 0 the last we confine ourselves exclusively.

Hernia of the abdomen is the protrusion of any of the abdominal viscera from their natural cavity, forming an external tumour. It consists of four distinct genera, viz.

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Excerpt from On the Surgical Anatomy of the Groin, as Connected With Hernia of the Abdomen

The study of Surgical Anatomy, or the acquirement of the connexion and relative situation of one part with another in relation to surgical operations, is one of the most important requisites which operative surgery demands for its accomplishment. It is with this knowledge that the surgeon fearlessly performs the boldest of operations; it is this, in dark deep-seated places which distinguishes one part from another, and guides the knife correctly, and with perfect safety to the patient. It is this knowledge alone, which can give confidence to the operator, and save him from hesitation, confusion, and error. In short, it is to the assiduity and perseverance with which surgico-anatomical and pathological investigations have been pursued by the votaries of these particular sciences, that the splendid progress of surgery in modern days can alone be attributed.

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