Monro, Alexander: Observations On Crural Hernia: To Which Is Prefixed, A General Account Of The Other Varieties Of Hernia: Illustrated By Engravings (Edinburgh [u.a.], 1803)

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Cystocele, where the bladder of urine -is pro-
truded.
Hysterocele, where the uterus is protruded.
Hepatocele, where the liver is protruded.
And, Splenocele, where the spleen is protru-
ded.
Belides the above species of herniae, where
the bowels are protruded through what are call-
ed natural openings in the abdominal muscles,
there are other examples of herniae, in which
the bowels have been forced through some
other of the parietes of the abdomen, which
have been called Ventral Herniae.
Ventral herniae are generally situated in the
middle, or at the ride of the linea alba, or linea
semilunaris. The tumour is of various lizes t
in some instances, it is very large, and contains
within it a portion of the stomach. In other
instances, there are two or more small tumours
at the side of the linea alba, or semilunaris,
which disappear on preslure, as the diameter of
the base of the tumour is equal to that of any
other part of it,
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