. The anatomy and surgical treatment of abdominal hernia. l Femoral External pudendal artery. e. Spermatic artery and vein. f. Vas deferens. g. Hernial sac. Fig. 6. Hernial sac shut at the abdominal ring by adhesion, leaving acircumscribed bag, in which water was collected. a. Sac shut at the ring, but it was open towards the abdomen above the ring. b. The testis. c. Spermatic cord. d. Sac cut open. e. Part at which the sac was closed by adhesion. Fig. 7. Shows two sacs, one by the side of the other; the one contractedby wearing a truss so as to be no longer capab
. The anatomy and surgical treatment of abdominal hernia. l Femoral External pudendal artery. e. Spermatic artery and vein. f. Vas deferens. g. Hernial sac. Fig. 6. Hernial sac shut at the abdominal ring by adhesion, leaving acircumscribed bag, in which water was collected. a. Sac shut at the ring, but it was open towards the abdomen above the ring. b. The testis. c. Spermatic cord. d. Sac cut open. e. Part at which the sac was closed by adhesion. Fig. 7. Shows two sacs, one by the side of the other; the one contractedby wearing a truss so as to be no longer capable of re-ceiving the viscera; the other larger, and forming by theside of the first. a. The peritoneum. b. Mouth of a newly formed sac. c. Its fundus. d. Contracted mouth of an old hernia. e. Its fundus. Fig. 8. An omental and intestinal hernia irreducible from adhesion; andmembranous bands extending across the hernial Abdominal ring. bb. Columns of tendons forming the ring. c. Transverse tendi-nous fibres passing to the two columns. IPJLlATIE J TFrench*- cZeL- SincZazrs Litk-- EXPLANATION OF PLATE V. 375 d. Tunica vaginalis. e. Testis. gg. Fascia coming from the abdominal ring to cover the sac. hk. Hernial sac. ii. Membranous bands crossing the sac. k. A piece of whalebone to keep the sac extended. m. Intestine adhering to the sac. nn. Omentum also adhering to the sac. PLATE VI. Shows trusses of different constructions for the support of inguinaland femoral herniae. Fig. 1. Salmon and Odys self-adjusting truss. The right pad moves bymeans of a ball and socket, and is applied to the hernia;the left pad is of a more rounded form, and is intendedfor the sacrum. They are connected by a strong steelspring. Fig. 2. Is an anterior view of the same truss applied to a left inguinalhernia. The spring embraces the opposite side to that onwhich the hernia is seated, and crosses over the pubes tofix the pad upon the rupture; it is hence called the oppo-site sided t
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