CONTENTS 



CHAPTER PAGE 



I. 'colic,' its definition - - - - I 



II. SURGICAL ANATOMY OF THE ABDOMEN - - 6 



III. HOW TO EXAMINE THE PATIENT - - - l8 



IV. ETIOLOGY: GENERAL PREDISPOSING CAUSES - 25 



V. ETIOLOGY : GENERAL EXCITING CAUSES - - 32 



\'I. GASTRIC IMPACTION (GORGED STOMACH, GRASS 



STAGGERS, OR STOMACH STAGGERS) - - 44 



VII. GASTRIC TYMPANY (GASTRECTASIS, OR DILATA- 

 TION OF THE STOMACH) - - - - 49 



VIII. RUPTURE OF THE STOMACH (GASTRORHEXIS) - 69 



IX. SUBACUTE OBSTRUCTION OF THE DOUBLE COLON 

 (IMPACTION OF THE INTESTINES, IMPACTION OF 

 THE COLON, STOPPAGE OF THE BOWELS) - 76 



X. SUBACUTE OBSTRUCTION OF THE SINGLE COLON- II 9 



XI. SUBACUTE OBSTRUCTION OF THE SMALL INTES- 

 TINES - - - - - - 129 



XII. INTESTINAL IRRIGATION IN OBSTRUCTIONS OF 



THE COLON - - - - - 143 

 XIII. THE SURGICAL TREATMENT OF INTESTINAL OB- 

 STRUCTIONS - - - - - ^55 



