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Fig 383 — StraiU'ii i > I lnjnm.il Ht-rnia. 

 A, intestinal circumvolution. B. h,einiittci iiutioii of the intestine. D D, neck of 

 the viKinal sac compressing the intestiiies E, internal wall of tlie vaginal sac. T, tes- 

 ticle in the fundus of tlie vaginal sac. 



sac lias resulted in an adj^esion with the internal sm'face, and the 

 hernia has taken its place in the class of the irreducible. Hernias 

 of long standing, which have, at intervals, shown indications of 

 obstructions, are, in the greater number of instances, in fact, ir- 

 reducible. 



There are still, however, cases of simpler condition in which 

 the viscera continue to be movable in the sac, in which fact they 

 are due to the lubricating effect of a free serous exudation. 



