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THE SURGICAL ANATOMY OF HERNIA. 



seldom extends below the testis, on account of the intimate adhesion of the cover- 

 ings of the cord to the tunica vaginalis. 



Sac of hernia. 



Tunica J> 

 Is.-' 

 A. Common scrotal hernia. 



Tunica 

 vaginalis. 



B. Congenital hernia. 



Sacof__ 

 hernia. 



~Sac of hernia. 



Tunica vaginalis.-i- 



-j .Sac of hernia. 



E. Hernia into the funicular process. 

 FIG. 761. Varieties of oblique inguinal hernia. 



The seat of stricture in oblique inguinal hernia is either at the external ring , 

 m the inguinal canal, caused by the fibres of the Internal oblique or Trans- 



