Radical Cure of Hernia (Wood's Operation)

The Radical Cure of Hernia by Wood's Method

Of the many different operations that have been devised for the radical cure of hernia, none have besn, I believe, so successful and so free from danger, as the one brought into notice bv Mr! Wood, of King's College Hospital, and during the last few years performed by him in a very large number of cases and with most successful results. 1 am not just now able to record the number of times that ...

Radical Cure of Hernia (Wood's Operation.)

A Hindoo, aged about 40, came to the Azamgarh hospital on the 16th of July last, suffering from a large oblique inguinal hernia on the right side. The disease had existed for five years, and had come on gradually ; but latterly it had been increasing rapidly in size. On admission the tumour was somewhat larger than two fists, tympanitic to the touch, and reducible with the greatest ease. On pas...

Some Observations on the Operation of Radical Cure of an Inguinal Hernia.

i. Faulty selection of cases.-As a rule a radical operation, as the name applies, is only performed on a patient whose prospect of a cure is excellent. Patients suffering from constitutional conditions, such as bronchitis, enlarged prostate or pronounced constipation are unsuitable. Also local muscular weakness, such as follows injury to the ilio-inguinal nerve in an appendix operation with con...

The Mortality of Operation for the Radical Cure of Hernia

On Reparative Operations for the Cure of Oblique Inguinal Hernia

Certain conditions are essential before an operation is undertaken for the radical cure of hernia. Firstly, the operation must be safe as regards life, and it should be safe as far as the scrotal contents are concerned. Secondly, efficiency is necessary and simplicity desirable. These rules admit, however, of some qualification. 1 do not know of any surgeon who has done a large number of radica...