INTRA-PERITONEAL SUPPURATION. 



mach. 



Transpyloric 

 plane 



Disc line 



Crest of Ilium. 



liac Mesp- 

 lon begins 



FIG. 50. The shaded areas indicate the common positions of intra-peritoneal 

 abscesses. The heavy arrows indicate the directions in which such abscesses 

 tend to track. Abscesses among the coils of small intestine have been 

 omitted. 



The diagram is founded on one drawn by Christopher Addison to illustrate the 

 topography of the abdomen (see page 362). 



[To face page 884. 



