43. Strangulated Hernia, reduced by Fright

Case of Strangulated Umbilical Hernia Reduced by Inversion

On the 3rd October 1875, a Hindoo male child, named Ootum Chund, aged 2 years, was brought to the Arrah Dispensary by his father "for strangulated umbilical hernia. A knuckle of intestine, of the size of a large walnut, was seen to have protruded through the umbilical ring, the sharp edge of which had tightly bound down the neck of the sack. The patient had not been moved since the appearance o...

Strangulated Hernia *Rearranged by Editor.

Strangulated Hernia

History.?Just two weeks before the patient had a huge swelling in the inguinal canal stretching up to the scrotum and all the signs of intestinal obstruction, but no medical help was available. On the sixth day the scrotum sloughed and fecal matter began to flow out through the wound. He was brought to the hospital on the fifteenth day after the onset in an extremely emaciated condition. On exa...

Strangulated Hernia

The following data have been drawn from an analysis of the cases of strangulated hernia* (inguinal, femoral and umbilical) admitted to the Bristol Royal Infirmary during the years 1927-1929 inclusive :?

Strangulated Spigelian hernia.

Spigelian herniae rarely present as emergencies. There have been two cases requiring emergency surgery at this hospital within the last 5 years, representing 2.4% of all abdominal wall herniae requiring urgent treatment for strangulation.