Surgery; its theory and practice . Method of treating the sac in Bishops Method for Radical Cure of Hernia, s. Sac. R. In-ternal abdominal ring. P p. Parietal peritoneum. In Fig. 298 the sac is hemmed roundwith a silk ligature. In Fig. 299 the sac is puckered upon outer side of ring. In Fig. 300the puckered sac is invaginated, and forms a button-like projection on abdominal aspect ofring. The silk ligature in all three figures has a needle at each end. (3) Barkers Method.—Barker dissects out only the neck ofthe sac, ligatures it, and cuts it through half an inch below theligature. The scrotal

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Surgery; its theory and practice . Method of treating the sac in Bishops Method for Radical Cure of Hernia, s. Sac. R. In-ternal abdominal ring. P p. Parietal peritoneum. In Fig. 298 the sac is hemmed roundwith a silk ligature. In Fig. 299 the sac is puckered upon outer side of ring. In Fig. 300the puckered sac is invaginated, and forms a button-like projection on abdominal aspect ofring. The silk ligature in all three figures has a needle at each end. (3) Barkers Method.—Barker dissects out only the neck ofthe sac, ligatures it, and cuts it through half an inch below theligature. The scrotal portion of the sac is left /;? situ. The neckof the sac is fixed to the abdominal wall by the same ligature thatcloses the internal ring. The external abdominal ring is nextlaced up as usual. (4) BalPs Method.—Ball, of Dublin, after dissecting out thesac, recommends torsion or twisting before ligaturing the neckand cutting off the body of the sac. (5) Halsteds Method.—Halsted, of Baltimore, makes an inci-sion parallel to Pou

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