. The first lines of the practice of surgery: designed as an introduction for students, and a concise book of reference for practitioners (Volume 2). Fig 2. rig EXOMPHALOS. b mence in any of the stages of gestation; for it is observed in theembryo,* and in the foetus which has not yet acquired its fullsize, as well as in that which is completely grown. It com-monly presents a peculiar appearance, being opaque at itsbase, where it is covered by the integuments of the belly, andtransparent at every other point, where it is merely coveredby the cellular membrane of the umbilical cord. The cor
. The first lines of the practice of surgery: designed as an introduction for students, and a concise book of reference for practitioners (Volume 2). Fig 2. rig EXOMPHALOS. b mence in any of the stages of gestation; for it is observed in theembryo,* and in the foetus which has not yet acquired its fullsize, as well as in that which is completely grown. It com-monly presents a peculiar appearance, being opaque at itsbase, where it is covered by the integuments of the belly, andtransparent at every other point, where it is merely coveredby the cellular membrane of the umbilical cord. The corditself, indeed, appears as if it originated from, and extendeditself out of, the apex of the tumour. The transparency ofthe external investment enables the surgeon to distinguish thehernial sac included in the triangular space, which is left be-tween the separated umbilical vessels. The vein is alwaysabove, and the two arteries below, or on one side of the protruded viscera. The portion of the hernia lying between theseparated umbilical vessels, is furnished with two coveringsvery distinct from each other, the external consisting of thecellular substance of
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