Urgent Surgery

not in close touch with surgical practice. The standard of excellence is so high that it is difficult to select any section for special mention ; perhaps that on the abdomen is the best; the author is a strong advocate of the rule "when in doubt operate;" with this we think the vast majority of surgeons ngree. As regards appendicitis, the practice is "every case of acute appendicitis, ought to be operated on ; the date alone of the operation may vary ; in a certain number of cases it must be performed during the attack, but as often as possible during a quiescent stage." There is practically little difference between the technique described and the usual English practice ; judging mainly from the illustrations Reverdin's needle of varying type is preferred for all kinds of work *