. Manual of operative surgery. Fig. 730.—Bassinis operation. Fig. 731.—Rouxs operation. Rouxs Operation:—The hernia is exposed and its sac ligated and excisedas in the Bassini operation. The peculiar feature of the operation is the methodof closing the femoral canal, as follows: Pass a metal staple obliquely throughPouparts ligament over the crural canal to the inside of the femoral vessels,carefully avoiding the vein (Fig. 731). Gently hammer the points of thestaple into the pubis. The staple or nail must not be inserted too tightly lest

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