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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lymptoms which indicate the approach of the
complaint, and those which are common to
all kinds of the disease.
A constant sense of uneasmess or pressure
around the groin, increased by coughing or
exercise, and distinguishable by the hand ap-
plied to the groin, and occurring in a person
of a relaxed habit of body, is, in many ex-
amples, the forerunner of hernia.
The situation, sudden appearance of the
tumour, and sex of the patient, in some mea-
sure point out the nature of the disease ; but
it is Hill more certainly, in some cases, deter-
mined by an accurate examination os the tu-
mour, while the patient is in disferent postures.
The sensation arising from the examination
of such tumours will vary according to the na-
ture of its contents.
When a portion of interline only is inclu-
ded within the herniary sac, the tumour is sost
and elastic, and seems as if filled with air : its
contents seem to glide or to slip upon each
other; it disappears frequently with a gurgling
noise