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THE INVERSION OPERATION IN FEMORAL HERNIA
Author(s) -
Craig C.
Publication year - 1951
Publication title -
australian and new zealand journal of surgery
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.111
H-Index - 51
eISSN - 1445-2197
pISSN - 0004-8682
DOI - 10.1111/j.1445-2197.1951.tb03745.x
Subject(s) - medicine , inguinal ligament , femoral vein , femoral hernia , surgery , femoral canal , femoral neck , hernia , inguinal hernia , femur , osteoporosis
Summary A method of operating on femoral hernia has been described of which the following are the main features. 1. A tunnel is made round the neck of the sac under the inguinal ligament and interference with the inguinal canal is thus avoided. 2. The sac is treated by the method of inversion. Ten cases are reported without recurrence. It is suggested that, after removal of the sac, the femoral ring is closed by the pressure of blood in the femoral vein.